Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 11.2% 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 11.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Canada peaked at 11.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1990.
That places Canada 36th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 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 11.2% 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 11.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Canada ranks 36th out of 82 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 34.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release