Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada

Canada: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 8.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
8.7%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
113th
of 158 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2017
All-time low
7.5%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, 2012–2018

02468102012201520182012: 7.5 %2013: 7.8 %2014: 8.2 %2015: 8.3 %2016: 8.8 %2017: 9 %2018: 8.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada stood at 8.7%.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Canada ranks 113th of 158 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

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Canada, 2012 to 2018.
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%

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 110 Iraq 9.7%
  2. 111 Tunisia 9.6% compare
  3. 112 Benin 9.5% compare
  4. 114 Bangladesh 8.6% compare
  5. 115 Burkina Faso 8.5% compare
  6. 116 Sri Lanka 7.9% compare

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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 8.7% in 2018, 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 9.0% in 2017.
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 113th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.