Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 250,914 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
250,914 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
250,914 number
in 2018
All-time low
84,377 number
in 1970
Years of data
20
1970–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Brazil, 1970–2018

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1970199420181970: 84.4k number1999: 110.8k number2000: 117.8k number2001: 135.6k number2002: 127.2k number2003: 98.4k number2004: 125.2k number2005: 111.2k number2007: 194.0k number2008: 215.7k number2009: 216.5k number2010: 226.4k number2011: 232.5k number2012: 240.1k number2013: 243.9k number2014: 246.2k number2015: 244.6k number2016: 247.6k number2017: 246.6k number2018: 250.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 250,914 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 250,914 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84,377 number, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84,377 number 84,377 number 84,377 number 1
1990s 110,772 number 110,772 number 110,772 number 1
2000s 149,061 number 98,431 number 216,494 number 9
2010s 242,084 number 226,359 number 250,914 number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 1.60 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 384,516 number compare
  3. 4 United States of America 286,156 number compare
  4. 6 Mexico 197,879 number compare
  5. 7 Egypt 148,020 number compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 147,721 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Brazil?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Brazil was 250,914 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 250,914 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 84,377 number in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/