Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 512,117 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil is 512,117 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 854,455 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 111,970 number, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 4th of 138 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, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111,970 number | — |
| 1999 | 592,442 number | +429.1% |
| 2000 | 631,474 number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 700,272 number | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 753,628 number | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 821,760 number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 820,147 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 854,455 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 538,698 number | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 571,030 number | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 567,253 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 567,310 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 563,366 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 565,228 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 565,273 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 557,866 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 544,506 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 536,458 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 517,429 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 512,117 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111,970 number | 111,970 number | 111,970 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 592,442 number | 592,442 number | 592,442 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 695,413 number | 538,698 number | 854,455 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 547,728 number | 512,117 number | 567,310 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Brazil was 512,117 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 854,455 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,970 number in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.