Official entrance age to compulsory education in Canada
Canada: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Canada, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Canada peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
That places Canada 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Canada?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Canada was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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