Canada vs ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Canada
47.4%
in 2016
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
44.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
70th
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank
68th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Canada
  • ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 47.4% against 44.9% in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 70th and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 68th of 172 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) Difference Ahead
1990s 33.8% 24.1% 9.6% Canada
2000s 48.5% 32.6% 15.9% Canada
2010s 48.8% 36.5% 12.3% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Canada or ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Canada, at 47.4% against 44.9% in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Canada and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
2.5%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Canada and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Canada ranks 70th and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 68th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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 tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release