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 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.8% on the previous year and down 75.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Canada ranks 147th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +62.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -74.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 4% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 |
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 0.1% in 2015, 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 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Canada ranks 147th out of 150 countries with data for 2015.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.