Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Brazil
Brazil: Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 191,099 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 191,099 for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 285,595 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 160,594, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 10th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 160,594 | — |
| 2003 | 168,929 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 188,447 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 192,852 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 196,108 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 221,162 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 223,884 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 238,765 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 249,818 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 256,365 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 252,081 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 259,526 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 258,192 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 259,086 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 256,096 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 257,760 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 260,835 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 259,924 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 264,408 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 285,595 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 277,816 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 191,099 | -31.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 191,099 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,826, 39.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 191,099 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,930, 99.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -31.2% | 277,816 | 191,099 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 193,139 | 160,594 | 223,884 | 7 |
| 2010s | 254,852 | 238,765 | 260,835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,768 | 191,099 | 285,595 | 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 upper secondary education, male in Brazil?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil was 191,099 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 285,595 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,594 in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release