Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 165 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
165 number
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
38th
of 60 countries
All-time high
454 number
in 2014
All-time low
165 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brazil, 2013–2018

01002003004005002013201520182013: 451 number2014: 454 number2015: 313 number2016: 212 number2017: 209 number2018: 165 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Brazil is 165 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.

That places Brazil 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Brazil, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 451 number
2014 454 number +0.7%
2015 313 number -31.1%
2016 212 number -32.3%
2017 209 number -1.4%
2018 165 number -21.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 165 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,018 number, 8% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 165 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 156 number, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 35 Guyana 268 number
  2. 36 Mongolia 213 number
  3. 37 Qatar 170 number compare
  4. 39 Trinidad and Tobago 156 number
  5. 40 Sweden 153.23 number compare
  6. 41 Belize 148 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Brazil?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Brazil was 165 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 454 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 165 number in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Brazil ranks 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.