Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada
Canada: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 75.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada stood at 75.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada peaked at 75.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 1994.
Canada ranks 9th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 66.5% | — |
| 1994 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.3% | 67.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.4% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.0% | 75.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 6 Republic of Moldova 78.0% compare
- 7 Latvia 77.3% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 76.8% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 75.1% compare
- 11 San Marino 75.0% compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
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 upper secondary education who are female in Canada?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada was 75.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release