Brazil - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Brazil was 7.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 7.00
1994 7.00
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 7.00
1998 7.00
1999 7.00
2000 7.00
2001 7.00
2002 7.00
2003 7.00
2004 7.00
2005 7.00
2006 7.00
2007 7.00
2008 7.00
2009 7.00
2010 7.00
2011 7.00
2012 7.00
2013 7.00
2014 7.00
2015 7.00
2016 7.00
2017 7.00
2018 7.00
2019 7.00
2020 7.00
2021 7.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Brazil was 22,248,340 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,789,210 in 2002 and a minimum value of 4,086,073 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4,086,073
1971 4,562,126
1972 5,598,583
1973 6,058,379
1974 8,012,497
1975 8,614,147
1976 9,403,986
1977 10,102,670
1978 10,521,910
1985 10,454,340
2002 26,789,210
2003 24,592,570
2004 25,155,100
2005 24,863,110
2007 23,423,870
2008 23,645,670
2009 23,616,940
2010 23,538,720
2011 23,399,410
2012 23,134,070
2013 24,881,380
2014 24,224,940
2015 23,501,780
2016 23,538,070
2017 23,118,180
2018 22,863,910
2019 22,248,340

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Brazil was 49.73 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 51.97 in 1974, while its lowest value was 49.73 in 2017.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 50.47
1971 50.78
1972 50.89
1973 51.26
1974 51.97
2002 51.56
2003 51.75
2004 51.54
2005 51.62
2007 51.74
2008 51.71
2009 51.62
2010 51.50
2011 51.37
2012 51.15
2013 50.73
2014 50.51
2015 50.25
2016 49.97
2017 49.73

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Brazil was 22,161,550 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,317,980 in 2002 and a minimum value of 3,055,652 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 3,055,652
1971 3,992,048
1972 4,943,407
1973 5,270,588
1974 6,958,947
1975 7,560,303
1976 7,969,005
1977 8,411,793
1978 8,719,997
1979 8,963,691
1980 9,327,705
1981 9,309,172
1982 9,743,817
1984 10,252,040
1985 8,436,886
1987 11,345,800
1988 11,338,360
1990 12,130,160
1991 13,971,090
1992 14,960,210
1993 15,322,540
1994 15,799,830
1999 23,462,340
2000 25,094,300
2001 25,126,890
2002 26,317,980
2003 24,140,230
2004 24,437,540
2005 24,109,590
2007 22,426,610
2008 22,516,080
2009 22,384,270
2010 22,215,050
2011 21,982,890
2012 21,637,500
2013 24,006,490
2014 23,326,280
2015 22,607,920
2016 22,559,870
2017 22,161,550

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Brazil was 49.52 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 51.70 in 1979, while its lowest value was 49.48 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 49.64
1971 49.48
1972 49.81
1973 50.44
1974 51.51
1979 51.70
1999 51.23
2000 51.11
2001 51.44
2002 51.51
2003 51.35
2004 51.66
2005 51.66
2007 51.47
2008 51.42
2009 51.31
2010 51.15
2011 51.01
2012 50.81
2013 50.50
2014 50.30
2015 50.05
2016 49.75
2017 49.52

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Brazil was 956,632 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,260,240 in 1998 and a minimum value of 452,342 in 2003.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1,030,421
1971 570,078
1972 655,176
1973 787,791
1974 1,053,550
1975 1,053,844
1976 1,434,981
1977 1,690,875
1978 1,801,908
1985 2,017,450
1998 2,260,240
2002 471,227
2003 452,342
2004 717,568
2005 753,523
2007 997,258
2008 1,129,584
2009 1,232,675
2010 1,323,663
2011 1,416,520
2012 1,496,569
2013 874,889
2014 898,666
2015 893,860
2016 978,202
2017 956,632

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Brazil was 54.56 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 73.04 in 2003, while its lowest value was 44.57 in 1975.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 52.91
1971 59.89
1972 59.03
1973 56.80
1974 54.98
1975 44.57
1976 54.36
1977 54.17
1978 54.98
1998 56.37
2002 54.16
2003 73.04
2004 47.46
2005 50.32
2007 57.64
2008 57.34
2009 57.15
2010 57.28
2011 56.95
2012 56.08
2013 57.14
2014 55.92
2015 55.36
2016 54.91
2017 54.56

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Brazil was 1,367,821 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,611,582 in 2005 and a minimum value of 308,552 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 308,552
2002 1,401,056
2003 1,469,950
2004 1,570,514
2005 1,611,582
2007 1,262,634
2008 1,375,114
2009 1,377,993
2010 1,412,582
2011 1,431,170
2012 1,448,245
2013 1,441,306
2014 1,451,313
2015 1,428,559
2016 1,417,859
2017 1,382,343
2018 1,380,391
2019 1,367,821

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Brazil was 852,526 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,307,572 in 2005 and a minimum value of 164,457 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 164,457
2002 1,113,226
2003 1,202,590
2004 1,256,875
2005 1,307,572
2007 872,524
2008 938,290
2009 937,615
2010 947,458
2011 948,816
2012 951,751
2013 945,315
2014 945,634
2015 925,799
2016 911,151
2017 879,681
2018 871,717
2019 852,526

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Brazil was 62.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 81.81 in 2003, while its lowest value was 53.30 in 1970.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 53.30
2002 79.46
2003 81.81
2004 80.03
2005 81.14
2007 69.10
2008 68.23
2009 68.04
2010 67.07
2011 66.30
2012 65.72
2013 65.59
2014 65.16
2015 64.81
2016 64.26
2017 63.64
2018 63.15
2019 62.33

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes