The number of professors with a doctorate PhD-equivalent was 38.2% in public and 12% in private schools in 1998 and there is still a great disparity among regions, with 8.801 Doctors in the North, Northeast and Central West regions against 29.006 in the Southeast.
El número de profesores con Doctorado equivalente a Ph.D. era de un 38,2% en escuelas públicas y 12% en escuelas privadas en 1998, y hay aún una gran diferencia de 8,801 Doctores en las regiones Norte, Nordeste y Centro-Oeste, contra 29.006 en el Sureste.