Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Canada
Canada: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8879 GPIA, in 2001.
Canada ranks 37th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.898 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.9326 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9795 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8879 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9901 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.898 GPIA | 0.898 GPIA | 0.898 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9326 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9794 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Canada?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Canada was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8879 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 upper secondary 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