Canada vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Canada
67.2%
in 1996
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
60.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
57th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
57th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Canada
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Canada currently reports 67.2% against 60.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Canada ranks 57th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 57th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 52.9% | 11.1% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 57.4% | 12.5% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Canada, at 67.2% against 60.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 1996.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Canada and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 6.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1996.
- How do Canada and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 57th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 57th 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
February 2026 Data Release