Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2021
All-time low
1.2%
in 2014
Years of data
11
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Canada peaked at 1.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Canada ranks 28th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 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 1.3% 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 1.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 121 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 up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release