Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1.01 LPIA in 2001. ▬ Flat
Latest (2001)
1.01 LPIA
World rank
1st
of 95 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9965 LPIA
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2001
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Canada, 1976–2001
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2001, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Canada stood at 1.01 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Canada peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9965 LPIA, in 1976.
Canada ranks 1st of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Canada, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.9965 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 1 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9965 LPIA | 0.9965 LPIA | 0.9965 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA
- 3 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Australia 1 LPIA
- 4 Austria 1 LPIA
- 4 Belgium 1 LPIA
- 4 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Switzerland 1 LPIA
- 4 Czechia 1 LPIA
- 4 Germany 1 LPIA
- 4 Denmark 1 LPIA
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Finland 1 LPIA
- 4 France 1 LPIA
- 4 United Kingdom 1 LPIA
- 4 Greece 1 LPIA
- 4 Croatia 1 LPIA
- 4 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ireland 1 LPIA
- 4 Iceland 1 LPIA
- 4 Italy 1 LPIA
- 4 Lithuania 1 LPIA
- 4 Luxembourg 1 LPIA
- 4 Latvia 1 LPIA
- 4 Malta 1 LPIA
- 4 Netherlands 1 LPIA
- 4 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Portugal 1 LPIA
- 4 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 LPIA
- 4 Sweden 1 LPIA
- 4 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Canada
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Canada?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Canada was 1.01 LPIA in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9965 LPIA in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2001.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release