Secondary education, teachers in Brazil
Brazil: Secondary education, teachers was 61.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Brazil stood at 61.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Brazil peaked at 81.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 89th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.3% | — |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 68.0% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 62.3% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.6% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 86 North Macedonia 62.1% compare
- 87 Guam 61.9% compare
- 88 Chile 61.6% compare
- 90 South Africa 60.5% compare
- 91 Naoero 60.4% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 60.4% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Brazil?
- Secondary education, teachers in Brazil was 61.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Brazil ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.