Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada
Canada: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 95.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 95.0% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 122nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.2% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.7% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 119 Dominican Republic 95.1% compare
- 120 Russian Federation 95.1% compare
- 121 Grenada 95.1% compare
- 123 Cayman Islands 94.8% compare
- 124 Kenya 94.3% compare
- 125 Oman 94.2% compare
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Canada was 95.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release