Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Brazil

Brazil: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 6,778 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
6,778
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
2nd
of 29 countries
All-time high
7,406
in 2009
All-time low
6,434
in 2003
Years of data
12
2002–2015

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2002200820152002: 6.5k2003: 6.4k2004: 6.8k2005: 7.0k2006: 7.1k2007: 7.1k2008: 7.0k2009: 7.4k2011: 6.4k2012: 6.6k2014: 7.2k2015: 6.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Brazil is 6,778, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Brazil peaked at 7,406 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,434, in 2003.

That places Brazil 2nd out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 6,535
2003 6,434 -1.5%
2004 6,786 +5.5%
2005 6,953 +2.5%
2006 7,140 +2.7%
2007 7,103 -0.5%
2008 7,003 -1.4%
2009 7,406 +5.8%
2011 6,449 -12.9%
2012 6,565 +1.8%
2014 7,194 +9.6%
2015 6,778 -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,920 6,434 7,406 8
2010s 6,746 6,449 7,194 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Colombia 7,751 compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 3,821 compare
  3. 4 Jordan 3,771 compare
  4. 5 Chile 3,671 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Brazil?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Brazil was 6,778 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 7,406 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 6,434 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
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