Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada
Canada: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and up 266.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
That places Canada 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada was 2.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release