Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 168.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2013.
That places Canada 41st out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0296 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0311 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.231 % change on previous year (2000)
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 6.3% 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 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 123 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 up 168.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release