Canada vs UIS: Arab States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Canada
47.4%
in 2016
UIS: Arab States
44.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
70th
UIS: Arab States rank
72nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Canada
- UIS: Arab States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 47.4% against 44.4% in UIS: Arab States, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Arab States's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 70th and UIS: Arab States ranks 72nd of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | UIS: Arab States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 30.0% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 34.7% | 13.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 37.3% | 11.5% | 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 UIS: Arab States?
- Canada, at 47.4% against 44.4% in UIS: Arab States as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Canada and UIS: Arab States?
- 3.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and UIS: Arab States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Canada and UIS: Arab States rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 70th and UIS: Arab States ranks 72nd 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
February 2026 Data Release