Canada vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Canada
47.4%
in 2016
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
44.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
70th
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
73rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Canada
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend
How they compare
Canada currently reports 47.4% against 44.2% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 70th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 73rd of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | WB: Post-demographic Dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.9% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 40.5% | 8.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 41.9% | 6.9% | 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Canada, at 47.4% against 44.2% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Canada and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- 3.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Canada and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 70th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 73rd 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