Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil

Brazil: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 4,510 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4,510
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
4,698
in 2014
All-time low
2,439
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2015

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002–2015

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2002200820152002: 2.4k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.8k2005: 2.8k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.3k2008: 3.6k2009: 3.9k2011: 4.2k2012: 4.4k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil is 4,510, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil peaked at 4,698 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,439, in 2002.

That places Brazil 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Brazil, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 2,439
2003 2,533 +3.9%
2004 2,789 +10.1%
2005 2,788 -0.0%
2006 3,111 +11.6%
2007 3,284 +5.6%
2008 3,587 +9.2%
2009 3,944 +10.0%
2011 4,246 +7.7%
2012 4,393 +3.5%
2014 4,698 +6.9%
2015 4,510 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,059 2,439 3,944 8
2010s 4,462 4,246 4,698 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Brazil was 4,510 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4,698 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2,439 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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 Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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