Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1986.
Canada ranks 13th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 49.4% | 73.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 67.7% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 82.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 86.5% | 89.9% | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Canada was 89.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1986.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.