Education in Canada 116 indicators covering education for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 15.0% 2025 down 7.7% 179th Population ages 15-64 64.8% 2025 down 4.4% 101st School enrollment, primary 95.0% 2023 down 4.4% 154th Primary education, teachers 141,045 2000 down 5.7% 44th School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% 2023 down 4.3% 151st School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% 2023 down 4.5% 154th Labor force, female 47.2% 2025 up 0.7% 57th Labor force, total 22.85 million 2025 up 15.9% 32nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9934 GPI 2020 down 1.2% 99th School enrollment, secondary 104.3% 2023 down 6.4% 44th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 up 25.0% 151st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 153rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.7 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 148th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.9 per 1,000 2024 up 16.0% 137th Secondary education, teachers 133,275 1996 down 12.0% 45th School enrollment, secondary, female 104.5% 2023 down 6.6% 45th School enrollment, secondary, male 104.2% 2023 down 6.1% 40th School enrollment, tertiary 76.3% 2023 up 16.0% 41st School enrollment, primary, private 6.7% 2023 up 14.1% 130th School enrollment, preprimary 48.9% 2020 — 124th School enrollment, tertiary, female 88.6% 2023 up 16.6% 37th School enrollment, tertiary, male 64.8% 2023 up 15.5% 35th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 3.5% 99th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2023 up 0.6% 77th Secondary education, teachers, female 89,558 1996 up 50.6% 40th Government expenditure on education, total 4.8% 2022 down 7.9% 69th Secondary education, general pupils 2.52 million 2017 down 3.6% 39th School enrollment, preprimary, female 48.6% 2020 — 124th School enrollment, preprimary, male 49.3% 2020 — 120th Government expenditure on education, total 10.7% 2022 down 12.8% 140th Secondary education, general pupils 49.1% 2017 up 0.3% 141st Children out of school 5.0% 2023 up 713.5% 79th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 2.43 million 2023 up 10.2% 61st Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 2.70 million 2023 up 0.2% 41st Secondary education, vocational pupils 128,399 2017 up 10.4% 60th Number of infant deaths, female 754 2024 down 7.6% 93rd Number of infant deaths, male 938 2024 down 5.5% 94th Number of under-five deaths, female 867 2024 down 7.2% 96th Number of under-five deaths, male 1,082 2024 down 5.4% 95th Children out of school, female 4.9% 2023 up 731.7% 89th Children out of school, male 5.1% 2023 up 697.5% 89th Secondary education, vocational pupils 45.9% 2017 up 6.3% 61st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 99.8% 2011 down 1.2% 113th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.6% 2025 up 4.0% 79th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.2% 2025 down 3.9% 53rd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.9% 2025 down 0.5% 63rd Primary education, teachers 75.1% 2022 — 116th Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2011 — 178th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 182 2024 up 11.0% 96th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 268 2024 up 26.4% 90th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 734 2024 up 2.2% 78th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,435 2024 up 16.6% 74th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.4% 2011 down 0.7% 103rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.3% 2011 down 1.7% 115th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 39.6% 181st Number of adults with no formal education by region 12,000 people 2100 down 40.3% 118th Page 1 of 2 Next →