Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 359,600 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
359,600 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 131 countries
All-time high
453,117 number
in 2005
All-time low
333,826 number
in 2007
Years of data
16
2002–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Brazil, 2002–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2002201020182002: 359.6k number2003: 380.8k number2004: 436.7k number2005: 453.1k number2007: 333.8k number2008: 367.3k number2009: 370.4k number2010: 380.1k number2011: 385.4k number2012: 386.5k number2013: 380.0k number2014: 387.8k number2015: 381.3k number2016: 374.7k number2017: 362.3k number2018: 359.6k number

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 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Brazil, 2002 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 India 1.19 million number compare
  2. 3 United States of America 477,591 number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 417,198 number compare
  4. 6 Italy 182,790 number compare
  5. 7 Türkiye 173,976 number compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 131,251 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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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.