Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 707,006 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Brazil, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Brazil stood at 707,006 number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Brazil peaked at 794,943 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 433,542 number, in 1970.
That places Brazil 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 433,542 number | — |
| 1999 | 747,446 number | +72.4% |
| 2000 | 754,868 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 790,729 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 780,689 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 787,156 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 794,943 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 778,482 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 686,630 number | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 704,584 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 700,055 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 691,491 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 698,925 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 706,430 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 708,791 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 712,614 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 707,152 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 706,690 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 706,196 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 707,006 number | +0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 707,006 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 29.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 707,006 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 48.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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% | 433,542 number | 747,446 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 433,542 number | 433,542 number | 433,542 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 747,446 number | 747,446 number | 747,446 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 753,126 number | 686,630 number | 794,943 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 705,033 number | 691,491 number | 712,614 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 India 2.36 million number compare
- 3 United States 1.54 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
- 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare
- 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Brazil?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Brazil was 707,006 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 794,943 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,542 number in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.