Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0857 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0857 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0951 units per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0519 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 158th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0951 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0816 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0857 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3064 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0857 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4031 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +72.4% | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 0.0951 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 155 Chile 0.1037 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Uruguay 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Argentina 0.0922 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 New Zealand 0.0854 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Belize 0.0843 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Mozambique 0.0804 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0857 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0951 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.