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

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
down 74.8%
World rank
147th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
5
1994–2015

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Canada, 1994–2015

0.10.20.30.40.51994200420151994: 0.435 %2012: 0.301 %2013: 0.489 %2014: 0.287 %2015: 0.072 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Canada, 1994 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 144 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
  2. 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  3. 146 Portugal 0.1% compare
  4. 148 Finland 0.1% compare
  5. 149 Georgia 0.0% compare
  6. 150 Argentina 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
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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.