Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 11.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada, 1990–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +4.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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