Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 763,031 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil is 763,031 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 965,613 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 196,347 number, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 5th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 196,347 number | — |
| 1999 | 703,214 number | +258.1% |
| 2000 | 749,255 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 835,861 number | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 880,864 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 920,191 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 945,340 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 965,613 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 732,700 number | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 786,692 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 783,747 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 793,669 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 795,902 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 805,357 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 809,183 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 804,019 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 789,074 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 784,080 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 763,995 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 763,031 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 196,347 number | 196,347 number | 196,347 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 703,214 number | 703,214 number | 703,214 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 844,474 number | 732,700 number | 965,613 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 789,812 number | 763,031 number | 809,183 number | 9 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil was 763,031 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 965,613 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,347 number in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.