Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada
Canada: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 75.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Canada peaked at 75.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 1994.
That places Canada 7th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 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% |
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 | 73.9% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 Georgia 77.3% compare
- 5 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 6 Belarus 76.0% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 74.1% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 72.9% 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 75.0% in 2018, 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 75.0% in 2018.
- 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 7th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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
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.