Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% 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 8.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1998.
Canada ranks 14th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 5.9% | — |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Puerto Rico 8.8% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 8.6% compare
- 13 Germany 8.2% compare
- 15 Morocco 8.1% compare
- 16 Italy 8.1% compare
- 17 United States of America 8.1% compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0807 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 564,540 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2023)
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 8.2% 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 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 121 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 13.2%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release