Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada
Canada: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 88.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada peaked at 88.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1981.
Canada ranks 37th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.6% | 80.6% | 84.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 85.0% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 84.9% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Canada was 88.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release