Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 11.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada, 1990β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada is 11.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1991.
Canada ranks 35th of 78 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 master's or equivalent in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada was 11.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 Master'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