Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Canada

Gross secondary school enrolment in Canada was 104.3% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2023 104.3% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2022 −3.1percentage points 2022: 107.5%
World, 2023 77.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 107.6% Middle value of 35 countries
Position in 2023 36th of 147 See the full ranking

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Canada over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 104.3% 77.2%
2022 107.5% 77.5%
2021 108.3% 77.3%
2020 109.6% 76.5%
2019 111.0% 76.0%
2018 111.8% 75.5%
2017 112.0% 74.9%
2016 111.6% 75.2%
2015 111.7% 75.0%
2014 111.7% 74.9%
2013 111.4% 74.0%
2012 110.9% 72.7%
2011 102.8% 71.9%
2010 102.5% 70.9%
2009 103.0% 69.4%
2008 102.3% 68.3%
2007 101.3% 66.8%
2006 100.4% 65.4%
2005 100.3% 64.4%
2004 – 63.5%
2003 – 62.4%
2002 – 61.6%
2001 – 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 107.5% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 111.4%, the figure has changed by −7.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Canada has the 36th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics