Mean years of schooling long run in Canada
Canada: Mean years of schooling long run was 12.93 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
12.93
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.93
in 2020
All-time low
2.68
in 1870
Years of data
31
1870β2020
Mean years of schooling long run in Canada, 1870β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 12.93 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Canada peaked at 12.93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68, in 1870.
Canada ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.75 | 2.68 | 2.81 | 2 |
| 1880s | 3 | 2.94 | 3.05 | 2 |
| 1890s | 3.27 | 3.18 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 1900s | 4.17 | 3.99 | 4.34 | 2 |
| 1910s | 5 | 4.83 | 5.18 | 2 |
| 1920s | 5.73 | 5.54 | 5.92 | 2 |
| 1930s | 6.6 | 6.35 | 6.85 | 2 |
| 1940s | 7.3 | 7.14 | 7.46 | 2 |
| 1950s | 7.93 | 7.76 | 8.11 | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.7 | 8.55 | 8.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.75 | 9.47 | 10.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.39 | 10.29 | 10.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.91 | 10.71 | 11.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.94 | 11.39 | 12.49 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.79 | 12.74 | 12.83 | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.93 | 12.93 | 12.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 United States 13.32 compare
- 5 Germany 13.1 compare
- 6 Switzerland 12.97 compare
- 7 Australia 12.93 compare
- 7 Czechia 12.93 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 12.9 compare
More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Canada?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Canada was 12.93 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 in 1870.
- How does Canada rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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