Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada stood at 8.2%.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada peaked at 9.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2012.
Canada ranks 112th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.6% | — |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 109 Malaysia 9.0% compare
- 110 San Marino 9.0% compare
- 111 Cote d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
- 113 Kiribati 8.0% compare
- 114 British Virgin Islands 7.9% compare
- 115 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 808,725 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 8.2% 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 9.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Canada ranks 112th out of 168 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 up 17.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release