Canada vs European Union: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

Canada
75.0%
in 2018
European Union
60.7%
in 2019
Canada rank
7th
European Union rank
6th

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time

  • Canada
  • European Union
020406080199220052019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 75.0% against 60.7% in European Union, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and European Union ranks 6th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 66.8% 51.2% 15.6% Canada
2000s 72.5% 59.1% 13.4% Canada
2010s 73.9% 60.0% 13.9% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Canada or European Union?
Canada, at 75.0% against 60.7% in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Canada and European Union?
14.3%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and European Union?
15 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Canada and European Union rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
Canada ranks 7th and European Union ranks 6th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs European Union: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-who-are-female-percent/canada/european-union/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-who-are-female-percent/canada/european-union/">Canada vs European Union: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,828 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.