Canada vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Canada
75.1%
in 2022
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
66.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
122nd
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
123rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Canada
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 75.1% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 122nd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 212 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 48.0% | 18.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 52.7% | 14.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 53.9% | 14.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 63.3% | 11.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 65.4% | 9.7% | 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, Canada or ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Canada, at 75.1% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Canada and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- 8.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Canada and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 122nd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 212 countries.
- 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