School enrollment, primary, private in Canada
Canada: School enrollment, primary, private was 6.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Canada, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.7% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2023. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Canada peaked at 6.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1972.
That places Canada 130th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.8% | — |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +47.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.4% compare
- 128 Greece 7.3% compare
- 129 Botswana 6.9% compare
- 131 Syrian Arab Republic 6.7% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 6.5% compare
- 133 Rwanda 6.5% compare
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Canada?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Canada was 6.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Canada ranks 130th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.