Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada is 31.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
That places Canada 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 31.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.7% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 31.3% in 2023, 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 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release