Canada vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils

Canada
2.70 million
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
28.09 million
in 2024
Canada rank
41st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Canada
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119972024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 28.09 million against 2.70 million in Canada, a difference of 25.38 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.4 times Canada's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.56 million 21.01 million 18.45 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 2.30 million 20.74 million 18.45 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 2.42 million 21.97 million 19.55 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 2.62 million 24.22 million 21.60 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 2.65 million 24.88 million 22.23 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 2.70 million 26.93 million 24.23 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Canada or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 28.09 million against 2.70 million in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
25.38 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Canada and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Canada ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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

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