Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada
Canada: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada, 1921–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada is 1.34, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 104 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada peaked at 3.85 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2024.
Canada ranks 204th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 104 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3.3 | 3.13 | 3.53 | 9 |
| 1930s | 2.86 | 2.64 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.14 | 2.76 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.68 | 3.37 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.14 | 2.36 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.86 | 1.67 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.54 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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 141,045 (2000)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Canada was 1.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Canada ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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