Canada vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Canada
47.4%
in 2016
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
45.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
70th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
67th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Canada
  • WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 47.4% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.

Canada ranks 70th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada WB: Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 33.8% 37.7% 3.9% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 48.5% 44.6% 3.9% Canada
2010s 48.8% 44.1% 4.7% 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Canada, at 47.4% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Canada and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
2.3%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Canada and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Canada ranks 70th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th 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