Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 257,760 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
257,760 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 131 countries
All-time high
259,526 number
in 2014
All-time low
160,594 number
in 2002
Years of data
16
2002–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil, 2002–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2002201020182002: 160.6k number2003: 168.9k number2004: 188.4k number2005: 192.9k number2007: 196.1k number2008: 221.2k number2009: 223.9k number2010: 238.8k number2011: 249.8k number2012: 256.4k number2013: 252.1k number2014: 259.5k number2015: 258.2k number2016: 259.1k number2017: 256.1k number2018: 257.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil is 257,760 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 259,526 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 160,594 number, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 5th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Brazil, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 160,594 number —
2003 168,929 number +5.2%
2004 188,447 number +11.6%
2005 192,852 number +2.3%
2007 196,108 number +1.7%
2008 221,162 number +12.8%
2009 223,884 number +1.2%
2010 238,765 number +6.6%
2011 249,818 number +4.6%
2012 256,365 number +2.6%
2013 252,081 number -1.7%
2014 259,526 number +3.0%
2015 258,192 number -0.5%
2016 259,086 number +0.3%
2017 256,096 number -1.2%
2018 257,760 number +0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 257,760 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,333 number, 48.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 257,760 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,930 number, 133.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 193,139 number 160,594 number 223,884 number 7
2010s 254,188 number 238,765 number 259,526 number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 1.27 million number compare
  2. 3 United States 346,969 number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  4. 6 Turkey 173,993 number compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 170,636 number compare
  6. 8 Egypt 159,747 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Brazil was 257,760 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 259,526 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 160,594 number in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/