Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Canada
Canada: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 6.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
105th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2021
All-time low
3.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Canada, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Canada stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
That places Canada 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +108.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 8.4% | 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 children one year before the official primary in Canada?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Canada was 6.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Canada ranks 105th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release