Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male was 205 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
205 number
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
37th
of 57 countries
All-time high
601 number
in 2013
All-time low
205 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

2003004005006002013201520182013: 601 number2014: 570 number2015: 321 number2016: 256 number2017: 261 number2018: 205 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in Brazil is 205 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 37th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Brazil, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 601 number
2014 570 number -5.2%
2015 321 number -43.7%
2016 256 number -20.2%
2017 261 number +2.0%
2018 205 number -21.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 205 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 883 number, 23% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 205 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 199 number, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 34 Trinidad and Tobago 303 number
  2. 35 Lesotho 244 number compare
  3. 36 Slovakia 212 number compare
  4. 38 Guyana 199 number
  5. 39 Sweden 197.86 number compare
  6. 40 El Salvador 153 number compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in Brazil?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male in Brazil was 205 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 601 number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 205 number in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male?
Brazil ranks 37th out of 57 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 578 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/