Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Canada
Canada: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 8,628 number in 1996. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Canada, 1990–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Canada is 8,628 number, measured in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
That places Canada 85th out of 179 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,315 number | — |
| 1991 | 10,796 number | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 10,947 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8,650 number | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 8,690 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8,634 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8,628 number | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8,628 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Canada?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Canada was 8,628 number in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,947 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,628 number in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 179 countries with data for 1996.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.