Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada
Canada: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.5% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 72nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +70.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -67.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Canada was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Canada ranks 72nd out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release