Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 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 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% |
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
- 18 Spain 154,210 number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 151,523 number compare
- 20 Kenya 144,009 number compare
- 22 Poland 141,953 number compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 127,560 number compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 115,126 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (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.