Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 25.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Canada, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 25.1% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Canada peaked at 26.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2015.
Canada ranks 44th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.0% | 25.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 41 Denmark 25.4% compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 25.4% compare
- 43 Switzerland 25.3% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 25.1% compare
- 46 Philippines 25.0% compare
- 47 France 24.5% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Canada?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Canada was 25.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Canada ranks 44th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release