School enrollment, tertiary in Canada
Canada: School enrollment, tertiary was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Canada is 76.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Canada peaked at 79.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2002.
Canada ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.4% | 64.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 61.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.2% | 79.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Canada?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Canada was 76.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.