ALECSO: Gulf Countries vs Canada: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ALECSO: Gulf Countries
66.6%
in 2024
Canada
75.1%
in 2022
ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank
120th
Canada rank
122nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 75.1% against 66.6% in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Gulf Countries's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 120th and Canada ranks 122nd of 221 groups.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Gulf Countries | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 66.4% | 27.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 67.5% | 20.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 68.1% | 16.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 74.9% | 13.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 75.1% | 13.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ALECSO: Gulf Countries or Canada?
- Canada, at 75.1% against 66.6% in ALECSO: Gulf Countries as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Canada?
- 8.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Canada?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Canada rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 120th and Canada ranks 122nd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release