This statistic shows the total number of educators in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada from 2002 to 2021. Educators includes all employees who belong to one of the three following categories: teachers, school administrators and pedagogical support personnel. In the 2020/21 academic year, there were about 409,593 educators employed in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada.
Number of educators in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada from 2002 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of educator in thousands
2020/21
409.59
2019/20
402.57
2018/19
401.24
2017/18
391.52
2016/17
385.61
2015/16
381.7
2014/15
381.02
2013/14
377.49
2012/13
395.69
2011/12
393.31
2010/11
393.56
2009/10
392.7
2008/09
388.14
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