Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Canada
Canada: Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 36,942 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Canada, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Canada recorded 36,942 for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Canada peaked at 43,325 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21,956, in 1996.
That places Canada 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22,669 | — |
| 1994 | 22,998 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 21,970 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 21,956 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 39,428 | +79.6% |
| 2009 | 40,256 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 40,353 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 39,930 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 39,820 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 40,377 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41,319 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 43,325 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 40,963 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 36,949 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 35,563 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 35,752 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36,466 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 37,019 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 36,917 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 36,942 | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 36,942 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,813, 6.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) 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 | +79.6% | 21,956 | 39,428 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,398 | 21,956 | 22,998 | 4 |
| 2000s | 39,842 | 39,428 | 40,256 | 2 |
| 2010s | 39,435 | 35,563 | 43,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,836 | 36,466 | 37,019 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Canada?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Canada was 36,942 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 43,325 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,956 in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release