Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada
Canada: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 91,370 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada is 91,370 number, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada peaked at 117,075 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 91,370 number, in 2016.
That places Canada 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,491 number | 104,774 number | 117,075 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 105,020 number | 103,379 number | 106,662 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 99,746 number | 91,370 number | 108,366 number | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Canada was 91,370 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 117,075 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,370 number in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/