Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0048 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.0048 units per person for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 134th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0078 units per person | +142.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 units per person | -31.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0048 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0048 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +142.6% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0078 units per person |
| 2024 | -31.8% | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0048 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Brazil was 0.0048 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 134th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.