Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 110.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 110.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada peaked at 110.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1981.
That places Canada 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 96.2% | — |
| 1993 | 105.0% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 105.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 105.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 105.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 102.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 100.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 101.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 109.3% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 110.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 110.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 103.4% | 99.3% | 105.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 97.9% | 102.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 103.3% | 99.5% | 110.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.231 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0807 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 564,540 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada was 110.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.