Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female

Canada
96,008 number
in 2000
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.04 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
41st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M198019992019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.04 million number against 96,008 number in Canada, a difference of 948,322 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.9 times Canada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 94,598 number 715,024 number 620,426 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 101,362 number 947,980 number 846,618 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 96,008 number 943,950 number 847,942 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.04 million number against 96,008 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
948,322 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Canada ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.