Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Canada
Canada: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 106,405 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada is 106,405 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada peaked at 125,957 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45,007 number, in 1996.
Canada ranks 13th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45,066 number | — |
| 1994 | 45,283 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 45,035 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 45,007 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 104,519 number | +132.2% |
| 2009 | 105,436 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 106,824 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 108,175 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 109,221 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 112,773 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 118,189 number | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 125,957 number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 119,842 number | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 110,009 number | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 106,405 number | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 106,405 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,666 number, 9.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (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 | +132.2% | 45,007 number | 104,519 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,098 number | 45,007 number | 45,283 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 104,978 number | 104,519 number | 105,436 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 113,044 number | 106,405 number | 125,957 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, female in Canada?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada was 106,405 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 125,957 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,007 number in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.