Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Canada
Canada: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 173,685 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Canada, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Canada is 173,685 number, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Canada peaked at 210,530 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 125,500 number, in 1998.
That places Canada 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 158,123 number | — |
| 1994 | 174,684 number | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 176,783 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 125,500 number | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 210,530 number | +67.8% |
| 2009 | 197,766 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 207,063 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 192,035 number | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 194,130 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 195,635 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 197,851 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 204,765 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 173,685 number | -15.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 173,685 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 13.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +67.8% | 125,500 number | 210,530 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158,772 number | 125,500 number | 176,783 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 204,148 number | 197,766 number | 210,530 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 195,023 number | 173,685 number | 207,063 number | 7 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Canada?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Canada was 173,685 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 210,530 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,500 number in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.