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)
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
February 2026 Data Release