Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male 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.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.3% | — |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 57.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.6%, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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