Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 359,600 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil stood at 359,600 number.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 453,117 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 333,826 number, in 2007.
Brazil ranks 5th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 359,598 number | — |
| 2003 | 380,830 number | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 436,727 number | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 453,117 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 333,826 number | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 367,260 number | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 370,362 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 380,148 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 385,450 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 386,523 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 380,042 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 387,768 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 381,293 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 374,693 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 362,252 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 359,600 number | -0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 359,600 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 22.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 359,600 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442 number, 104.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -26.3% | 453,117 number | 333,826 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385,960 number | 333,826 number | 453,117 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 377,530 number | 359,600 number | 387,768 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 upper secondary education, female in Brazil?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil was 359,600 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 453,117 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,826 number in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.