Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada
Canada: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 19.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 19.6% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada peaked at 19.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2017.
That places Canada 46th out of 101 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.4% | — |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Canada was 19.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Canada ranks 46th out of 101 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release