Canada vs MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Canada
75.1%
in 2022
MDG: Developing Regions
66.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
122nd
MDG: Developing Regions rank
125th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Canada
- MDG: Developing Regions
How they compare
Canada currently reports 75.1% against 66.1% in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Developing Regions's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 122nd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th of 212 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | MDG: Developing Regions | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 44.7% | 21.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 50.9% | 16.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 53.5% | 14.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 62.8% | 12.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 65.2% | 9.9% | 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- Canada, at 75.1% against 66.1% in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Canada and MDG: Developing Regions?
- 9.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and MDG: Developing Regions?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Canada and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 122nd and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th 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