Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Canada
Gross tertiary enrolment in Canada was 76.3% in 2023.
Canada, 2023
76.3%
Change from 2022
−2.6percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
78.1%
Position in 2023
36th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Canada over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.6 percentage points from 78.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 65.7%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Canada has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
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
Out-of-school children
5.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS