Canada vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Canada
81.8%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
56.0%
in 2019
Canada rank
8th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
6th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Canada
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 81.8% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 25.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 53.8% | 36.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 55.4% | 32.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Canada or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Canada, at 81.8% against 56.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Canada and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Canada ranks 8th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release