Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 70.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 70.6% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada peaked at 79.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2023.
That places Canada 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.8% | — |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 70.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.4%, 94% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.1% | 79.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.6% | 71.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada was 70.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Canada ranks 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release