Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.7178 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada stood at 1.09 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7178 GPIA, in 1990.
Canada ranks 46th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7178 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.7237 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.742 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7395 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7619 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7874 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7962 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8026 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8055 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8404 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8627 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8579 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8712 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9095 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9282 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.938 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9427 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9663 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9981 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.09 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7717 GPIA | 0.7178 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9137 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 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 1.09 GPIA 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 1.1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7178 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 46th out of 108 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 5.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release