Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada
Canada: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 1996. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada, 1976–1996
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 1996, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0045 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0062 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 1996.
Canada ranks 142nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0062 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0051 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Canada was 0.0045 units per person in 1996, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 201 countries with data for 1996.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.