Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada
Canada: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 67.2% in 1996. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada, 1976–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1996, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada stood at 67.2%.
That represents a change of up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada peaked at 67.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1976.
That places Canada 57th out of 210 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41.8% | — |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 53.5% | 67.2% | 7 |
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 secondary education who are female in Canada?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Canada was 67.2% in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 1996.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release