Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Canada
Canada: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ 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 secondary education, constant PPP$ 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (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