Upper secondary completion in Canada
In Canada, 94.0% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2017.
The latest value for Canada is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Canada, 2017
94.0%
Change from 2016
+1.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2017
85.8%
Upper secondary completion in Canada over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 94.0% |
| 2016 | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 90.9% |
| 2010 | 85.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 92.7% in 2016.
- Since 2010, when it was 85.7%, the figure has changed by +8.3 percentage points.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Lower secondary completion
99.5%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
5.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
1.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
15.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS