Primary education, teachers in Brazil
Brazil: Primary education, teachers was 89.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Brazil stood at 89.1%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Brazil peaked at 94.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 87.8% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.4% | 89.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Brazil?
- Primary education, teachers in Brazil was 89.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for primary education, teachers?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.