Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9425 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada is 0.9425 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7951 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Canada 37th out of 160 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7951 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.8135 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8258 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8024 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8614 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8871 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9076 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9107 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9999 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9785 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9425 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.7951 GPIA | 0.9107 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.9425 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada was 0.9425 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 1.05 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7951 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 160 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 15.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release