Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada

Canada: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 106,405 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
106,405 number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
13th
of 131 countries
All-time high
125,957 number
in 2015
All-time low
45,007 number
in 1996
Years of data
15
1993–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Canada, 1993–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k1993200520181993: 45.1k number1994: 45.3k number1995: 45.0k number1996: 45.0k number2008: 104.5k number2009: 105.4k number2010: 106.8k number2011: 108.2k number2012: 109.2k number2013: 112.8k number2014: 118.2k number2015: 126.0k number2016: 119.8k number2017: 110.0k number2018: 106.4k number

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 in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Canada, 1993 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 France 128,825 number compare
  2. 11 Mexico 126,708 number compare
  3. 12 Argentina 110,161 number compare
  4. 14 Nigeria 105,446 number compare
  5. 15 Germany 97,712 number compare
  6. 16 Poland 93,358 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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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.