Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
143rd
of 217 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 143rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 98% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 143rd out of 217 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