Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.9441 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada stood at 0.9441 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7987 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Canada 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7987 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.8181 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8303 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8077 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.858 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8844 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.906 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9823 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9441 GPIA | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8518 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 0.9113 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9441 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.84 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,008 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,037 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.2105 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Canada was 0.9441 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7987 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Canada ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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