Tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil
Brazil: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 47.0% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil peaked at 52.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 74th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.7% | — |
| 1971 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 25.1% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 29.3% | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 30.3% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 43.1% | +42.5% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 20.7% | 29.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 30.3% | 43.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 37.3% | 42.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 52.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Brazil was 47.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.