Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada is 36.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1990.
That places Canada 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +5.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 36.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 23.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 30.9% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Latvia 38.5% compare
- 17 Bahrain 38.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 37.3% compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 36.3% compare
- 21 Netherlands 36.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 35.2% compare
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada was 36.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release