Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
126th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.995 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.01 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.995 GPIA, in 2021.
Canada ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 123 Myanmar 1.01 GPIA compare
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- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
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- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Botswana 1 GPIA
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- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA
- 129 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.995 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Canada ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 upper 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