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Number of educators in public schools: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Number of educators in public schools. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Educators in public schools by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023/2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0153-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-03

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National value: 422,151 (Canada).

Lowest: 714 to 1,407
Group 2: 1,407 to 9,003
Group 3: 9,003 to 12,111
Group 4: 12,111 to 42,120
Highest: 42,120 to 158,040

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	158,040
2	Quebec	124,221
3	British Columbia	42,120
4	Alberta	41,952
5	Manitoba	13,998
6	Saskatchewan	12,111
7	Nova Scotia	10,485
8	New Brunswick	9,003
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	5,541
10	Prince Edward Island	1,716
11	Northwest Territories	1,407
12	Nunavut	837
13	Yukon	714

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0153-01: Educators in public elementary and secondary schools, by work status, age group and sex. Reference period: 2023/2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by number of educators in public schools (2023/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0153-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-educators/

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