Education spending in Canada
Government spending on education in Canada was equal to 4.8% of GDP in 2022.
Canada, 2022
4.8%
Change from 2021
+0.1percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
5.1%
Position in 2022
52nd of 164
Education spending in Canada over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 4.7% in 2021.
- Since 2011, when it was 5.3%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Canada has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
76.3%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
95.0%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.5%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
94.0%
2017 · UNESCO UIS