Tertiary education, academic staff in Canada
Canada: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Canada, 1993–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Canada is 47.4%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Canada peaked at 49.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1993.
Canada ranks 69th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Canada, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33.7% | — |
| 1994 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +46.1% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.7% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.4% | 49.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Canada?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Canada was 47.4% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1993.
- How does Canada rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Canada ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.