Canada vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Canada
47.4%
in 2016
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
44.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
70th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
70th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Canada
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 47.4% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Canada ranks 70th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 38.3% | 4.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 46.0% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 44.0% | 4.8% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Canada, at 47.4% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Canada and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 2.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Canada and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 70th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th 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