Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Canada
Canada: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 8.5% 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 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2012.
That places Canada 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.5% | — |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -6.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 25% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 119 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 120 Cote d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 8.5% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 7.2% compare
- 125 Tonga 7.1% compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (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 8.5% 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 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Canada ranks 122nd 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 8.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release