School enrollment, tertiary in Canada
Canada: School enrollment, tertiary was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary 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 in Canada is 76.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Canada peaked at 79.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2002.
Canada ranks 41st of 192 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 in Canada, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 76.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.4% | 64.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 61.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.2% | 79.8% | 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 school enrollment, tertiary in Canada?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Canada was 76.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 (% 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.