Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada
Canada: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada peaked at 1.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Canada 12th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.3% | — |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Canada was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release