Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada
Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 107.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Canada, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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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.