Canada vs WB: Oecd Members: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Canada
1.84 million
in 2023
WB: Oecd Members
67.28 million
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
WB: Oecd Members rank
31st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Canada
  • WB: Oecd Members
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How they compare

WB: Oecd Members currently reports 67.28 million against 1.84 million in Canada, a difference of 65.45 million.

That makes WB: Oecd Members's figure about 36.6 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, WB: Oecd Members has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 28th and WB: Oecd Members ranks 31st of 200 countries.

WB: Oecd Members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada WB: Oecd Members Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 million 25.62 million 24.54 million WB: Oecd Members
1980s 1.68 million 31.83 million 30.15 million WB: Oecd Members
1990s 1.67 million 40.07 million 38.40 million WB: Oecd Members
2000s 1.34 million 52.29 million 50.95 million WB: Oecd Members
2010s 1.57 million 63.04 million 61.47 million WB: Oecd Members
2020s 1.81 million 67.53 million 65.73 million WB: Oecd Members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Canada or WB: Oecd Members?
WB: Oecd Members, at 67.28 million against 1.84 million in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Canada and WB: Oecd Members?
65.45 million, with WB: Oecd Members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Oecd Members?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Canada and WB: Oecd Members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Canada ranks 28th and WB: Oecd Members ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.