Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Canada
Canada: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ was 27,073 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Canada stood at 27,073 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 us$ in Canada peaked at 27,073 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23,753 millions, in 2012.
That places Canada 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 US$ in Canada, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23,753 millions | — |
| 2013 | 24,286 millions | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24,244 millions | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24,387 millions | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25,247 millions | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24,436 millions | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 24,810 millions | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25,114 millions | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25,090 millions | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 25,161 millions | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 27,073 millions | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24,535 millions | 23,753 millions | 25,247 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 25,775 millions | 25,090 millions | 27,073 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Canada
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Canada?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Canada was 27,073 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27,073 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,753 millions in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ 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 US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release