Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in primary education, male was 91,951 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
91,951 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
108,299 number
in 2005
All-time low
23,864 number
in 1970
Years of data
20
1970–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil, 1970–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1970199420181970: 23.9k number1999: 59.6k number2000: 60.2k number2001: 68.1k number2002: 86.3k number2003: 90.0k number2004: 92.5k number2005: 108.3k number2007: 67.7k number2008: 69.0k number2009: 70.6k number2010: 70.6k number2011: 75.7k number2012: 80.0k number2013: 80.8k number2014: 82.4k number2015: 84.6k number2016: 86.6k number2017: 90.3k number2018: 92.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Brazil is 91,951 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Brazil peaked at 108,299 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23,864 number, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Brazil, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 23,864 number —
1999 59,607 number +149.8%
2000 60,211 number +1.0%
2001 68,084 number +13.1%
2002 86,314 number +26.8%
2003 90,048 number +4.3%
2004 92,485 number +2.7%
2005 108,299 number +17.1%
2007 67,661 number -37.5%
2008 69,040 number +2.0%
2009 70,648 number +2.3%
2010 70,641 number -0.0%
2011 75,650 number +7.1%
2012 79,981 number +5.7%
2013 80,784 number +1.0%
2014 82,400 number +2.0%
2015 84,635 number +2.7%
2016 86,586 number +2.3%
2017 90,261 number +4.2%
2018 91,951 number +1.9%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 91,951 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 22.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 91,951 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 29.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +149.8% 23,864 number 59,607 number
2007 -37.5% 108,299 number 67,661 number
2002 +26.8% 68,084 number 86,314 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23,864 number 23,864 number 23,864 number 1
1990s 59,607 number 59,607 number 59,607 number 1
2000s 79,199 number 60,211 number 108,299 number 9
2010s 82,543 number 70,641 number 91,951 number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  2. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  3. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  4. 23 Iraq 89,470 number compare
  5. 24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare
  6. 25 Afghanistan 85,783 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Brazil?
Teachers in primary education, male in Brazil was 91,951 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 108,299 number in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 23,864 number in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/