Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada
Canada: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 75.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada, 1983–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada is 75.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada peaked at 75.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1994.
Canada ranks 122nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 66.3% | — |
| 1984 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.8% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 66.3% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.1% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Canada was 75.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 122nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release