Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 95.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada is 95.01, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 100 in 1925 and was at its lowest, 56.81, in 1820.
Canada ranks 125th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 56.81 | — |
| 1825 | 59.52 | +4.8% |
| 1830 | 62.17 | +4.5% |
| 1835 | 64.76 | +4.2% |
| 1840 | 67.27 | +3.9% |
| 1845 | 69.7 | +3.6% |
| 1850 | 72.02 | +3.3% |
| 1855 | 74.23 | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 76.34 | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 78.33 | +2.6% |
| 1870 | 81.87 | +4.5% |
| 1875 | 84.58 | +3.3% |
| 1880 | 83.64 | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 87.28 | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 90.55 | +3.7% |
| 1895 | 92.43 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 95.84 | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 90.4 | -5.7% |
| 1910 | 92.38 | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 88.18 | -4.5% |
| 1920 | 98.37 | +11.6% |
| 1925 | 100 | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 98.97 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 90.02 | -9.0% |
| 1950 | 93.05 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 96.29 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 73 | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 92 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 90.6 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 93.79 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 99.41 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 99.49 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.39 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.53 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.71 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.55 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.63 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.66 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.19 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 96.91 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.23 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.73 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.01 | +0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 95.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 97% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +33.3% | 69 | 92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 58.17 | 56.81 | 59.52 | 2 |
| 1830s | 63.47 | 62.17 | 64.76 | 2 |
| 1840s | 68.48 | 67.27 | 69.7 | 2 |
| 1850s | 73.12 | 72.02 | 74.23 | 2 |
| 1860s | 77.34 | 76.34 | 78.33 | 2 |
| 1870s | 83.22 | 81.87 | 84.58 | 2 |
| 1880s | 85.46 | 83.64 | 87.28 | 2 |
| 1890s | 91.49 | 90.55 | 92.43 | 2 |
| 1900s | 93.12 | 90.4 | 95.84 | 2 |
| 1910s | 90.28 | 88.18 | 92.38 | 2 |
| 1920s | 99.19 | 98.37 | 100 | 2 |
| 1930s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1940s | 94.5 | 90.02 | 98.97 | 2 |
| 1950s | 94.67 | 93.05 | 96.29 | 2 |
| 1960s | 71 | 69 | 73 | 2 |
| 1970s | 91.3 | 90.6 | 92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 93.79 | 93.79 | 93.79 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.41 | 99.41 | 99.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.89 | 97.19 | 99.71 | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.47 | 94.73 | 96.91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Canada was 95.01 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1925.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.81 in 1820.
- How does Canada rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 125th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.