Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 57.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada stood at 57.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada peaked at 66.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2023.
That places Canada 98th out of 122 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 58.4% | 66.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.0% | 57.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (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 57.0% 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 66.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Canada ranks 98th out of 122 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 10.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release