Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada
Canada: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 35.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Canada recorded 35.3% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada peaked at 35.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2013.
That places Canada 10th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.5% | — |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.9% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 35.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada was 35.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release