Share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada
Canada: Share of the world population with at least basic education was 0.0098 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada stood at 0.0098. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada peaked at 1.1 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0098, in 2020.
That places Canada 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 | — |
| 1955 | 1.04 | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.9639 | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8926 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8231 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7568 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7008 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6532 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6077 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5578 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4948 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4395 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4052 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.35 | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 | -97.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0098 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1004, 10% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -97.2% | 0.35 | 0.0098 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.9283 | 0.8926 | 0.9639 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.79 | 0.7568 | 0.8231 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.677 | 0.6532 | 0.7008 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5827 | 0.5578 | 0.6077 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4671 | 0.4395 | 0.4948 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3776 | 0.35 | 0.4052 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 | 0.0098 | 0.0098 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 21 United Kingdom 0.0104 compare
- 22 Germany 0.0103 compare
- 23 Netherlands 0.0102 compare
- 25 Sweden 0.0094 compare
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada?
- Share of the world population with at least basic education in Canada was 0.0098 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the world population with at least basic education recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of the world population with at least basic education recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for share of the world population with at least basic education?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the world population with at least basic education rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the world population with at least basic education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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