Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada

Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 107.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
107.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
107.9%
in 2018
All-time low
93.6%
in 1980
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada, 1971–2018

02550751001971199420181971: 99.1 %1972: 97.8 %1973: 96.1 %1974: 94.7 %1975: 94.7 %1976: 94.7 %1977: 94.7 %1978: 94.4 %1979: 93.8 %1980: 93.6 %1981: 93.9 %1982: 98.2 %1983: 98.9 %1984: 100.3 %1985: 100.8 %1986: 101 %1987: 101 %1988: 101.2 %1989: 101.6 %1990: 102 %1991: 102.6 %1992: 102.8 %1993: 103.1 %1994: 103.3 %1995: 103.1 %1996: 103.8 %1998: 102.5 %1999: 101.8 %2000: 101.9 %2005: 98.6 %2006: 99.6 %2007: 99.8 %2008: 99.6 %2009: 100.4 %2010: 100.1 %2011: 100.5 %2012: 105.3 %2013: 105.5 %2014: 106.1 %2015: 107 %2016: 107.3 %2017: 107.6 %2018: 107.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Canada recorded 107.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada peaked at 107.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1980.

That places Canada 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Canada, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 99.1%
1972 97.8% -1.3%
1973 96.1% -1.8%
1974 94.7% -1.5%
1975 94.7% +0.0%
1976 94.7% -0.1%
1977 94.7% +0.0%
1978 94.4% -0.3%
1979 93.8% -0.6%
1980 93.6% -0.3%
1981 93.9% +0.4%
1982 98.2% +4.6%
1983 98.9% +0.7%
1984 100.3% +1.4%
1985 100.8% +0.5%
1986 101.0% +0.2%
1987 101.0% -0.0%
1988 101.2% +0.3%
1989 101.6% +0.3%
1990 102.0% +0.5%
1991 102.6% +0.6%
1992 102.8% +0.2%
1993 103.1% +0.3%
1994 103.3% +0.2%
1995 103.1% -0.2%
1996 103.8% +0.7%
1998 102.5% -1.2%
1999 101.8% -0.7%
2000 101.9% +0.1%
2005 98.6% -3.2%
2006 99.6% +1.0%
2007 99.8% +0.2%
2008 99.6% -0.2%
2009 100.4% +0.8%
2010 100.1% -0.3%
2011 100.5% +0.4%
2012 105.3% +4.7%
2013 105.5% +0.2%
2014 106.1% +0.5%
2015 107.0% +0.9%
2016 107.3% +0.3%
2017 107.6% +0.3%
2018 107.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.6% 93.8% 99.1% 9
1980s 99.0% 93.6% 101.6% 10
1990s 102.8% 101.8% 103.8% 9
2000s 100.0% 98.6% 101.9% 6
2010s 105.3% 100.1% 107.9% 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 24 Peru 108.7% compare
  2. 25 Aruba 108.6% compare
  3. 26 Iceland 108.6% compare
  4. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 107.8% compare
  5. 29 Mexico 107.5% compare
  6. 30 Thailand 107.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada was 107.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1980.
How does Canada rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Canada ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.