School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.17 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Canada, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.17 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Canada peaked at 6.65 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.02 years, in 2005.
Canada ranks 84th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 years | 6.02 years | 6.18 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.51 years | 6.15 years | 6.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.17 years | 6.47 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Canada?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Canada was 6.17 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.65 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 years in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 84th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release