Primary school enrolment (gross) in Canada
Gross primary school enrolment in Canada was 95.0% in 2023.
Canada, 2023
95.0%
Change from 2022
+0.3percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
101.4%
Position in 2023
126th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Canada over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.4% |
| 2001 | – | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 94.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 99.4%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Canada has the 126th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
76.3%
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
Out-of-school children
5.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS