Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 36.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Canada, 1990β2024
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.
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, Kingdom of 38.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 37.3% compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 36.3% compare
- 21 Netherlands 36.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan, Republic of 35.2% compare
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 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