Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil
Brazil: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 20.22 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil is 20.22, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil peaked at 28.01 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 20.22, in 2017.
Brazil ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.01 | 28.01 | 28.01 | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.95 | 25.95 | 25.95 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.63 | 21.04 | 24.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.91 | 20.22 | 22.17 | 8 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 108.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Brazil was 20.22 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.01 in 1970.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.22 in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Brazil ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.