Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions in Canada
Canada: Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions was 30,596 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Canada stood at 30,596 millions. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Canada peaked at 30,596 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26,844 millions, in 2012.
Canada ranks 9th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper … upper constant PPP millions in Canada, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26,844 millions | — |
| 2013 | 27,447 millions | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27,399 millions | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 27,560 millions | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28,532 millions | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 27,616 millions | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 28,039 millions | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28,382 millions | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 28,355 millions | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 28,436 millions | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 30,596 millions | +7.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 30,596 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,046 millions, 10.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,728 millions | 26,844 millions | 28,532 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 29,129 millions | 28,355 millions | 30,596 millions | 3 |
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 government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Canada?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Canada was 30,596 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 30,596 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,844 millions in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release