Brazil: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Brazil's secondary education, teachers (% female) fell 0.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 62.39% to 61.59%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.36 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.78 percentage points in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Brazil had the 47th highest value of the 84 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brazil in the 2024 ranking

• Kiribati — 44th of 84: 62.85%
• Gibraltar — 45th of 84: 62.65%
• Chile — 46th of 84: 61.62%
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 48th of 84: 60.37%
• China — 49th of 84: 60.33%
• Bahrain — 50th of 84: 60.06%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 23 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 73.99% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 65.69% (2024)
• Barbados — 65.35% (2024)
• Belize — 65.46% (2024)
• Bolivia — 52.14% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 71.79% (2023)
• Cayman Islands — 66.32% (2024)
• Chile — 61.62% (2024)
• Colombia — 50.62% (2022)
• Costa Rica — 57.91% (2024)

More education data for Brazil

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 15.11 million (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary — 19.24 (2017)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 46.97% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 22.16 million (2017)
• Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) — 24.48% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Brazil's secondary education, teachers (% female)?

61.59% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 8.3 percentage points from 53.3% in 1970. The highest value was 81.81% in 2003 and the lowest 53.3% in 1970.

How does Brazil rank?

47th highest of 84 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Brazil?

In 2024, Brazil's secondary education, teachers (% female) fell 0.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 62.39% to 61.59%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −0.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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