Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 95.01 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada is 95.01, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 99.86 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.73, in 2022.
That places Canada 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.42 | — |
| 2001 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 99.77 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 99.54 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.61 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 99.61 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.13 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.56 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 99.49 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 99.39 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.53 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.86 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.55 | -1.3% |
| 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 99.82, 95% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.33 | 98.6 | 99.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9 | 97.19 | 99.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.47 | 94.73 | 96.91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Canada was 95.01 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.73 in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, 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 flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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 secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.