Teachers in primary education, female in Canada
Canada: Teachers in primary education, female was 96,008 number in 2000. ▬ Flat
Teachers in primary education, female in Canada, 1983–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Canada is 96,008 number, measured in 2000.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Canada peaked at 107,586 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 94,460 number, in 1983.
Canada ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94,598 number | 94,460 number | 94,737 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 101,362 number | 95,787 number | 107,586 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 96,008 number | 96,008 number | 96,008 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 97,595 number compare
- 40 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 96,646 number compare
- 42 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 93,361 number compare
- 43 Nepal 89,672 number compare
- 44 Uganda 89,256 number compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Canada?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Canada was 96,008 number in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 107,586 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,460 number in 1983.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2000.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in 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 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.