Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada
Canada: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada stood at 15.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada peaked at 15.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2004.
That places Canada 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% compare
- 106 Maldives 14.8% compare
- 106 Myanmar 14.8% compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 14.6% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Canada was 15.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Canada ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release