Primary net enrolment in Canada
In Canada, 95.0% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Canada, 2023
95.0%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
+0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
99.2%
Position in 2023
97th of 157
Primary net enrolment in Canada over time
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% of children of primary school 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 95.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 94.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 95.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 96.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 97.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2018 | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 98.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2016 | 98.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2015 | 99.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2014 | 99.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2013 | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 99.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate; nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
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 157 countries with data for 2023, Canada has the 97th highest value.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Out-of-school children
5.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
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