Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada
Canada: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 95.1% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada stood at 95.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada peaked at 99.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2022.
That places Canada 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.9% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 86 Dominican Republic 95.2% compare
- 87 Mozambique 95.2% compare
- 88 Costa Rica 95.2% compare
- 90 San Marino 95.1% compare
- 91 Fiji 95.1% compare
- 92 Libya 94.9%
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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Canada was 95.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Canada ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release