Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 98.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada stood at 98.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2023.
That places Canada 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.9% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 808,725 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Canada was 98.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release