Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada, 1990β2023
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release