Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada
Canada: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada, 1982–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada is 100.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 1995.
Canada ranks 2nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 96.1% | — |
| 1983 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.3% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.4% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 94.8% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Canada was 100.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.