Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Canada or Euro area?

Euro area, at 28.96 million against 2.70 million in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Canada and Euro area?

26.26 million, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Euro area: Secondary education, pupils

Canada

2.70 million

in 2023

Euro area

28.96 million

in 2024

Canada rank

41st

Euro area rank

37th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Canada
Euro area

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 28.96 million against 2.70 million in Canada, a difference of 26.26 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 10.7 times Canada's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 41st and Euro area ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Euro area	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.56 million	27.41 million	24.85 million	Euro area
1980s	2.30 million	30.78 million	28.48 million	Euro area
1990s	2.42 million	30.81 million	28.39 million	Euro area
2000s	2.62 million	29.27 million	26.65 million	Euro area
2010s	2.65 million	28.52 million	25.87 million	Euro area
2020s	2.70 million	28.71 million	26.01 million	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Canada or Euro area?: Euro area, at 28.96 million against 2.70 million in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Canada and Euro area?: 26.26 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Canada ranks 41st and Euro area ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.