School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Canada
Canada: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 88.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Canada is 88.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Canada peaked at 92.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -3.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 88.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.2%, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 67.3% | 74.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 71.3% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 87.0% | 92.9% | 4 |
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Canada?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Canada was 88.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.