Teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in secondary education, female was 629,792 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 629,792 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 1.31 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 164,457, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 7th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,457 | — |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | +576.9% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 872,524 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 938,290 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 937,615 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 947,458 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 948,816 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 951,751 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 945,315 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 945,634 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 925,799 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 911,151 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 879,681 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 871,717 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 852,526 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 840,557 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 844,643 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 924,805 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 932,204 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 629,792 | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 164,457 | 164,457 | 164,457 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 872,524 | 1.31 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 917,985 | 852,526 | 951,751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 834,400 | 629,792 | 932,204 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Brazil was 629,792 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,457 in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release