Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada

Canada: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0691 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0691 units per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
105th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.1162 units per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0691 units per person
in 2017
Years of data
32
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada, 1971–2017

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251971199420171971: 0.115 units per person1972: 0.116 units per person1973: 0.115 units per person1974: 0.113 units per person1975: 0.112 units per person1976: 0.11 units per person1977: 0.109 units per person1978: 0.106 units per person1979: 0.102 units per person1980: 0.097 units per person1981: 0.094 units per person1982: 0.093 units per person1983: 0.092 units per person1984: 0.091 units per person1985: 0.089 units per person1986: 0.086 units per person1987: 0.085 units per person1988: 0.084 units per person1989: 0.082 units per person1990: 0.081 units per person1991: 0.082 units per person1992: 0.082 units per person1993: 0.084 units per person1994: 0.085 units per person1995: 0.084 units per person1996: 0.085 units per person2012: 0.075 units per person2013: 0.073 units per person2014: 0.072 units per person2015: 0.071 units per person2016: 0.07 units per person2017: 0.069 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0691 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.1162 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0691 units per person, in 2017.

Canada ranks 105th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.1151 units per person
1972 0.1162 units per person +1.0%
1973 0.1154 units per person -0.7%
1974 0.1131 units per person -2.0%
1975 0.1122 units per person -0.8%
1976 0.1104 units per person -1.6%
1977 0.1091 units per person -1.2%
1978 0.1062 units per person -2.7%
1979 0.1022 units per person -3.7%
1980 0.0974 units per person -4.7%
1981 0.0936 units per person -3.9%
1982 0.0932 units per person -0.5%
1983 0.0915 units per person -1.8%
1984 0.0907 units per person -0.9%
1985 0.0885 units per person -2.4%
1986 0.0862 units per person -2.6%
1987 0.0846 units per person -1.9%
1988 0.0837 units per person -1.1%
1989 0.0825 units per person -1.5%
1990 0.0814 units per person -1.3%
1991 0.0818 units per person +0.4%
1992 0.0824 units per person +0.8%
1993 0.0838 units per person +1.7%
1994 0.0847 units per person +1.1%
1995 0.0843 units per person -0.5%
1996 0.0846 units per person +0.4%
2012 0.0754 units per person -10.9%
2013 0.0735 units per person -2.6%
2014 0.0716 units per person -2.5%
2015 0.0705 units per person -1.5%
2016 0.0697 units per person -1.2%
2017 0.0691 units per person -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1111 units per person 0.1022 units per person 0.1162 units per person 9
1980s 0.0892 units per person 0.0825 units per person 0.0974 units per person 10
1990s 0.0833 units per person 0.0814 units per person 0.0847 units per person 7
2010s 0.0716 units per person 0.0691 units per person 0.0754 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 102 Nigeria 0.0692 units per person compare
  2. 103 El Salvador 0.0691 units per person compare
  3. 104 Sierra Leone 0.0691 units per person compare
  4. 106 Germany 0.0687 units per person compare
  5. 107 Bahamas 0.0685 units per person compare
  6. 108 Zimbabwe 0.0683 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Canada was 0.0691 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.1162 units per person in 1972.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0691 units per person in 2017.
How does Canada rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Canada ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.