Education System of Brazil

1. EDUCATION SYSTEM OF BRAZIL
Presented by
Fatima Batool
Reg: 148-FSS/PHDEDU/S18

2. LOCATION MAP

4. INTRODUCTION
 Brazil is located in the southern hemisphere, on the South
American continent.
 Capital: Brasilia
 Language: Portuguese
 5th most populated country in the world
 The population is around 199 million people.
 Key industries include:
 Agriculture,
 Mining,
 Manufacturing, and the
 Service sectors.

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 Colonization of the country by the Portuguese around
1500 and ruled from Lisbon until 1808
 Brazil declared independence from Portugal in 1822.
 1889 – 1930: constitutional presidency
 1930 – 1985: dictatorship and ruled by military officials
 1989: free elections, return to democracy
 Brazil is FIFA world cup winner for five times:
 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002

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 Major cultural groups:
 The Portuguese,
 Africans,
 Europeans,
 Middle Eastern,
 Japanese,
 Asian immigrants, and
 Indigenous people

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Total education Budget: 5.95% of GDP, 15.72%
of total government expenditure
Literacy rate: 91.73 percent
Minister of Education of Brazil:
 Rossieli Soares

8. EDUCATION SYSTEM
 The current Brazilian education system is based on the
1988 Constitution
 Which highlighted education as a universal right
 That should be promoted and protected by the
government
 Education in Brazil is supervised by a system of
ministries and government offices that work together at
the:
 Municipality,
 State and
 Federal level.

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 Municipalities are responsible for providing and
regulating early childhood education.
 The states and federal district are responsible for the
provision and regulation of primary and secondary
education.
 The federal government is responsible for the provision
of education in its institutions and the regulation of
private institutions

10. EDUCATION BODIES
1. The Ministry of Education
 It is responsible for:
 Providing technical and financial support to the
municipalities, the states and the federal district
 Drafting education legislation;
 Supporting the network of federal education
institutions
 Supervising the private education system.

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 The principal Secretariats of the Ministry of Education
are as follows:
 Secretariat of:
Basic Education;
Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity;
Distance Education;
Special Education;
Technical and Vocational Education;
Higher Education.

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2. The National Committee for the Evaluation of Higher
Education
 It is responsible for the supervision and coordination of
the National System of Higher Education Evaluation
3. The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher
Education Personnel
 It is responsible for the evaluation of graduate programs
as well as promoting international scientific cooperation.

13. LEVELS OF EDUCATION
1. Primary Education (Fundamental education )
 Duration is 9 years and is compulsory for children aged
6-14.
 Fundamental education curriculum includes:
 History,
 Geography,
 Science,
 Mathematics,
 Arts,
 Portuguese and
 Physical education.

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2. Secondary Education
 Duration is 3 Years; Ages 15-18
 Curriculum includes:
 At least one foreign language,
 Philosophy,
 Sociology,
 Portuguese,
 Geography,
 History,
 Physics, chemistry, biology,
 Mathematics, art and physical education.

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3. Vocational Secondary Education
 Duration: 3-4 Years
 Curriculum can include general as well as
specialized vocational subjects
4. Adult Education
 In addition to secondary and vocational secondary
education,
 Brazil offers an adult education secondary school
diploma for non-traditional students
 After it, Students may take university entrance exams

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5. Higher Education
 Bachelor (4-6 Years): All programs require a final
paper or final research.
 Specialization Courses: The specialization courses
consist of vocational or professional programs
 Master (18-24 Months): A thesis is mandatory for
graduation.
 Doctorate (4 Years): A thesis or dissertation is
required for this degree.

17. TEACHER EDUCATION
 Teachers are the third largest occupational sub-group in
Brazil.
 Teacher colleges are the second most common schools
of higher education in Brazil
 Organizational structure for teacher training

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Tutors are selected among a pool of fully
certified public school teachers.
Tutors, receive training from their respective
local Training Agencies
Biweekly meetings are conducted with local
teacher-trainees to provide them program
orientation and training support

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Trained team travel to visit the teacher-trainees’
local school to:
 Guide and evaluate their pedagogical
practice
 Evaluate the their performance
Each tutor typically supervises approximately
12 teacher-trainees.

20. GRADING SYSTEM

21. CHALLENGES
Teachers: low salaries
Bad work conditions
Not enough money for infrastructure
Too many students in class
Expensive books
Hard access to materials
Lack of access to educational information
 Lack of awareness of educational possibilities

22. THANKS