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

Latest (2022)
35.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
10th
of 99 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2022
All-time low
23.9%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Canada, 2012–2022

0102030402012201720222012: 29.52013: 23.92014: 24.12015: 24.12016: 25.32017: 24.62018: 24.42019: 24.52020: 32.32021: 34.82022: 35.3

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

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Canada, 2012 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 25.1% 23.9% 29.5% 8
2020s 34.1% 32.3% 35.3% 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 7 Barbados 42.1% compare
  2. 8 Burkina Faso 40.6% compare
  3. 9 Morocco 36.3%
  4. 11 Ghana 33.3%
  5. 12 Rwanda 33.3% compare
  6. 13 Jamaica 33.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
99 places, 1,355 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release