Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada peaked at 11.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 107th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.0% | — |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada was 5.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release