Primary education, teachers in Canada
Canada: Primary education, teachers was 75.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Canada, 1983–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Canada recorded 75.1% for primary education, teachers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Canada peaked at 75.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1994.
Canada ranks 116th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4% | 66.3% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.1% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Canada?
- Primary education, teachers in Canada was 75.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for primary education, teachers?
- Canada ranks 116th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.