Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada
Canada: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 57.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 57.5% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada peaked at 62.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 45th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 60.0% | — |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.4% | 60.0% | 62.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 57.5% | 61.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0296 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0311 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.231 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Canada was 57.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Canada ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release