Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil
Brazil: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 144.16 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil is 144.16 Index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil peaked at 144.16 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.88 Index, in 2009.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 78.88 Index | — |
| 2010 | 79.44 Index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.28 Index | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 96.58 Index | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 96.71 Index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.53 Index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 104.85 Index | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 108.77 Index | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 111.84 Index | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 111.86 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 116.59 Index | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 105.02 Index | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 130.15 Index | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 143.37 Index | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 141.54 Index | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 144.16 Index | +1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 144.16 Index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.68 Index, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.88 Index | 78.88 Index | 78.88 Index | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.18 Index | 79.44 Index | 111.86 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.14 Index | 105.02 Index | 144.16 Index | 6 |
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 trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Brazil was 144.16 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 144.16 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.88 Index in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.