Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Canada
Canada: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada is 5.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Canada peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2016.
Canada ranks 37th 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.5% | — |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +107.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % 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 5.5% 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 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 124 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 20.5%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release