Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Canada
Canada: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 6.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Canada, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.7% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
That places Canada 110th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Canada?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Canada was 6.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Canada ranks 110th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.