Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Canada
Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 118.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Canada, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Canada stood at 118.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Canada peaked at 119.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, 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, female (%) (Gross female) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 82.8% | — |
| 1993 | 104.1% | +25.7% |
| 1994 | 106.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 105.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 105.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 111.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 107.3% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 107.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 101.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 102.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 101.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 101.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 103.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 119.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 118.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 118.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 119.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 116.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 117.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 118.4% | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 118.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 105.3%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +25.7% | 82.8% | 104.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 106.8% | 104.1% | 111.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 103.0% | 101.4% | 107.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 114.9% | 102.0% | 119.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Canada?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Canada was 118.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.