Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil

Brazil: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 42 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 25 countries
All-time high
42
in 2016
All-time low
38
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002–2016

0102030402002200920162002: 382003: 392004: 392005: 392006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402011: 402012: 402014: 412015: 412016: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil is 42, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil peaked at 42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 10th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 38
2003 39 +2.6%
2004 39 +0.0%
2005 39 +0.0%
2006 40 +2.6%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2014 41 +2.5%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 42 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.38 38 40 8
2010s 40.8 40 42 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Bolivia 43 compare
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  4. 10 Dominican Republic 42 compare
  5. 12 Chile 41 compare
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  7. 12 Pakistan 41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil was 42 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2016.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 279 data points, 2000–2020
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