Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9964 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Canada, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.9964 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Canada peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9865 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Canada 64th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Canada was 0.9964 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9865 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Canada ranks 64th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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