Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 117.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 117.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada peaked at 119.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 1981.
That places Canada 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81.4% | — |
| 1993 | 104.2% | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 106.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 104.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 105.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 112.0% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 105.2% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 105.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 103.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 103.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 103.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 103.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 105.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 119.0% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 118.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 118.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 119.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 115.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 117.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 117.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 106.3% | 104.2% | 112.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 103.7% | 102.7% | 105.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 114.8% | 103.5% | 119.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,008 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,037 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.2105 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 808,725 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Canada was 117.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 119.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.