Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
126th
of 188 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 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 94% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
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
- 124 Nicaragua 1.01 GPIA compare
- 125 Yemen 1.01 GPIA compare
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Botswana 1 GPIA
- 129 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 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 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA
- 129 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Nauru 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 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA
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 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 188 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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February 2026 Data Release