Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 76,095 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 76,095 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Brazil peaked at 108,299 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23,864, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 25th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,864 | — |
| 1999 | 59,607 | +149.8% |
| 2000 | 60,211 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 68,084 | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 86,314 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 90,048 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 92,485 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 108,299 | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 67,661 | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 69,040 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 70,648 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 70,641 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 75,650 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 79,981 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 80,784 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82,400 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 84,635 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 86,586 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 90,261 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 91,951 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 92,312 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92,860 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93,688 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 101,859 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 103,484 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 76,095 | -26.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 76,095 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 18.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 76,095 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154, 24.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +149.8% | 23,864 | 59,607 |
| 2007 | -37.5% | 108,299 | 67,661 |
| 2024 | -26.5% | 103,484 | 76,095 |
| 2002 | +26.8% | 68,084 | 86,314 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,864 | 23,864 | 23,864 | 1 |
| 1990s | 59,607 | 59,607 | 59,607 | 1 |
| 2000s | 79,199 | 60,211 | 108,299 | 9 |
| 2010s | 83,520 | 70,641 | 92,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,597 | 76,095 | 103,484 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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, male in Brazil?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil was 76,095 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 108,299 in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,864 in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release