Canada vs ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

Canada
67.2%
in 1996
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
60.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
57th
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
58th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • Canada
  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 67.2% against 60.5% in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.

Canada ranks 57th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Difference Ahead
1970s 41.8% 52.9% 11.1% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1980s 44.9% 57.4% 12.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1990s 61.1% 61.0% 0.2% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Canada or ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Canada, at 67.2% against 60.5% in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) as of 1996.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Canada and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
6.7%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1996.
How do Canada and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
Canada ranks 57th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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 secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release