Canada's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 99.4 % in 2000 to 95.0 % in 2023.
Canada · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Canada's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 102.0 % in 2000 to 104.3 % in 2023.
Canada's tertiary enrolment rose from 58.5 % in 2000 to 76.3 % in 2023.
Canada's children out of school, primary rose from 14,517 in 2000 to 127,666 in 2023.
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Canada's tertiary attainment rose from 35.6 % in 1996 to 63.9 % in 2025.
Canada's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 42.2 % in 1996 to 67.7 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
6th of 40 · 1st in N. America
Canada's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 76.4 % in 1996 to 93.4 % in 2025.
Canada's expected years of schooling fell from 16.9 yrs in 1994 to 15.9 yrs in 2023.
Canada's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 2.8 yrs in 1875 to 12.9 yrs in 2020.
Canada's learning poverty rose from 3.1 % in 2001 to 4.3 % in 2016.
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts52nd of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +1.6 pts112th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.9 %27th of 140*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Canada.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data