Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada
Canada: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 78.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada is 78.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada peaked at 90.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 11th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.6% | — |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 88.5% | 90.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.7% | 86.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Canada was 78.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).