End month of the academic school year in Canada
Canada: End month of the academic school year was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6
in 1997
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in Canada, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for end month of the academic school year in Canada is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Canada peaked at 6 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Canada 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 184 Albania 5 compare
- 184 Armenia 5 compare
- 184 Azerbaijan 5 compare
- 184 Bulgaria 5 compare
- 184 Belarus 5 compare
- 184 Djibouti 5 compare
- 184 Denmark 5 compare
- 184 Finland 5 compare
- 184 Micronesia, Federated States of 5 compare
- 184 Ireland 5 compare
- 184 Iceland 5 compare
- 184 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 184 Republic of Moldova 5 compare
- 184 Norway 5 compare
- 184 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 184 Portugal 5 compare
- 184 Syrian Arab Republic 5 compare
- 184 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 5 compare
- 184 United States of America 5 compare
- 184 Viet Nam 5 compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Canada?
- End month of the academic school year in Canada was 5 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1997.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Canada ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release