Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Canada

Primary school enrollment in Canada in 2017 — 99.9%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 137. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2017 99.9% −0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 2of 137
Period maximum 100%2016
Period minimum 94.8%1995

Trend over time

1982–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Canada, 1982–201794969810019821986199019941998200220062010201420171982: 96.1%1983: 95.8%1984: 95.3%1985: 95.1%1986: 95.4%1987: 95.5%1988: 95.5%1989: 95.7%1990: 95.7%1991: 98.3%1992: 98.1%1993: 96.4%1994: 95.9%1995: 94.8%1996: 95.7%1998: 99%1999: 99.9%2000: 99.9%2012: 99.5%2013: 99.4%2014: 99.4%2015: 99.6%2016: 100%2017: 99.9%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 99.9%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.9 −0.1 pp
2016 100 +0.4 pp
2015 99.6 +0.2 pp
2014 99.4 −0 pp
2013 99.4 −0 pp
2012 99.5
2000 99.9 −0 pp
1999 99.9 +0.9 pp
1998 99
1996 95.7 +0.9 pp
1995 94.8 −1.1 pp
1994 95.9 −0.6 pp
1993 96.4 −1.6 pp
1992 98.1 −0.2 pp
1991 98.3 +2.6 pp
1990 95.7 +0 pp
1989 95.7 +0.2 pp
1988 95.5 −0 pp
1987 95.5 +0.1 pp
1986 95.4 +0.3 pp
1985 95.1 −0.2 pp
1984 95.3 −0.6 pp
1983 95.8 −0.3 pp
1982 96.1

Northern America, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.