Teachers in secondary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in secondary education, male was 508,674 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
508,674 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 190 countries
All-time high
508,674 number
in 2018
All-time low
144,095 number
in 1970
Years of data
17
1970–2018

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1970199420181970: 144.1k number2002: 287.8k number2003: 267.4k number2004: 313.6k number2005: 304.0k number2007: 390.1k number2008: 436.8k number2009: 440.4k number2010: 465.1k number2011: 482.4k number2012: 496.5k number2013: 496.0k number2014: 505.7k number2015: 502.8k number2016: 506.7k number2017: 502.7k number2018: 508.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Brazil stood at 508,674 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 508,674 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 144,095 number, in 1970.

That places Brazil 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 144,095 number 144,095 number 144,095 number 1
2000s 348,593 number 267,360 number 440,378 number 7
2010s 496,272 number 465,124 number 508,674 number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China, People's Republic of 2.87 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 714,485 number compare
  3. 4 United States 633,125 number compare
  4. 6 Japan 472,930 number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare
  6. 8 Türkiye, Republic of 318,806 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Brazil?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Brazil was 508,674 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 508,674 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 144,095 number in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/