School completion in Canada
Canada: School completion was 99.9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.9
in 2024
All-time low
99.2
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Canada, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 99.9 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Canada peaked at 99.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.2, in 1981.
Canada ranks 11th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School completion in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.2 | — |
| 1982 | 99.22 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.25 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.28 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.33 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.36 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.39 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.42 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.46 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.49 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.52 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.53 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.61 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.79 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 99.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.31 | 99.2 | 99.42 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.53 | 99.44 | 99.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.69 | 99.63 | 99.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8 | 99.75 | 99.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.88 | 99.86 | 99.9 | 6 |
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 school completion in Canada?
- School completion in Canada was 99.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2 in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for school completion?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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