Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Canada

Tertiary education enrollment in Canada in 2023 — 76.3%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 128. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.7 pp.

2023 76.3% −2.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 36of 128
Period maximum 79.8%2021
Period minimum 58.4%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Canada, 2000–2023506070802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 58.5%2002: 58.4%2007: 63.8%2008: 64.3%2009: 63.6%2010: 61.9%2011: 63.2%2012: 63.6%2013: 65.7%2014: 67.2%2015: 67.3%2016: 69.2%2017: 70.3%2018: 69.4%2019: 73.1%2020: 75.2%2021: 79.8%2022: 78.8%2023: 76.3%
Change over the period: +17.7 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Canada 76.3%
World 43.2%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 76.3 −2.6 pp
2022 78.8 −0.9 pp
2021 79.8 +4.5 pp
2020 75.2 +2.1 pp
2019 73.1 +3.8 pp
2018 69.4 −0.9 pp
2017 70.3 +1 pp
2016 69.2 +2 pp
2015 67.3 +0.1 pp
2014 67.2 +1.4 pp
2013 65.7 +2.1 pp
2012 63.6 +0.4 pp
2011 63.2 +1.3 pp
2010 61.9 −1.7 pp
2009 63.6 −0.7 pp
2008 64.3 +0.5 pp
2007 63.8
2002 58.4
2000 58.5

Northern America, 2023

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

CA Canada 76.3 BM Bermuda 17.3

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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