Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
142nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9973 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
38
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9973 GPIA, in 2021.
Canada ranks 142nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9973 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release