Canada vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Canada
75.1%
in 2022
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
66.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
122nd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
124th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Canada
  • WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 75.1% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 122nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th of 212 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1980s 66.4% 45.8% 20.7% Canada
1990s 67.5% 51.9% 15.6% Canada
2000s 68.1% 54.3% 13.8% Canada
2010s 74.9% 63.2% 11.8% Canada
2020s 75.1% 65.6% 9.6% 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, Canada or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
Canada, at 75.1% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Canada and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
8.7%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Canada and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Canada ranks 122nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release