School enrollment, secondary, private in Canada
Canada: School enrollment, secondary, private was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Canada, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, secondary, private in Canada stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Canada peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2006.
Canada ranks 118th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.9% | — |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 115 Malaysia 9.4% compare
- 116 Costa Rica 9.3% compare
- 117 United States 9.1% compare
- 119 Latvia 8.9% compare
- 120 Netherlands 8.5% compare
- 121 Sierra Leone 8.0% compare
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,008 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,037 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.2105 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 808,725 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Canada?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Canada was 9.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Canada ranks 118th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.