Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
34th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4972 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.04 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4972 GPIA, in 1991.
Canada ranks 34th of 77 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 gender in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.508 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.4972 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5036 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5342 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5506 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5576 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5815 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5984 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6166 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6179 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.648 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6588 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6675 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6846 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6992 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7203 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7214 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7351 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7852 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7911 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7986 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8113 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8521 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8607 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.868 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9238 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8873 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9249 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9514 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9572 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9548 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.972 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9937 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.04 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5566 GPIA | 0.4972 GPIA | 0.6179 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7111 GPIA | 0.648 GPIA | 0.7911 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8835 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9894 GPIA | 0.9548 GPIA | 1.04 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 master's or equivalent in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada was 1.04 GPIA 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 1.04 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4972 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 77 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 20.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release