Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Canada
Canada: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) was 141,968 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 141,968 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada peaked at 169,282 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66,963 number, in 1996.
That places Canada 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 67,735 number | — |
| 1994 | 68,281 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 67,005 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 66,963 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 143,947 number | +115.0% |
| 2009 | 145,692 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 147,177 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 148,105 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 149,041 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 153,150 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 159,508 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 169,282 number | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 160,805 number | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 146,958 number | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 141,968 number | -3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 141,968 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,228 number, 7.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) 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 | +115.0% | 66,963 number | 143,947 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67,496 number | 66,963 number | 68,281 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 144,820 number | 143,947 number | 145,692 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 152,888 number | 141,968 number | 169,282 number | 9 |
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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada was 141,968 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 169,282 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,963 number in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education, 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.