Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Canada
Canada: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 4.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Canada, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Canada is 4.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.3% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Canada peaked at 7.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 30th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.8% | — |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +103.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Canada?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Canada was 4.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary 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