Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1971
All-time low
95.0%
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 %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 95.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 85th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100.0% | — |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 95.2% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 95.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.7% compare
- 83 San Marino 95.6% compare
- 84 American Samoa 95.6% compare
- 86 Ghana 95.5% compare
- 87 Papua New Guinea 95.4% compare
- 88 Georgia 95.4% compare
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.231 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0807 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 564,540 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.08 % 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 95.6% 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 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 219 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 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release