Canada - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Canada was 64.44 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.44 in 1996 and a minimum value of 40.56 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.56
1972 40.62
1973 43.32
1974 46.76
1975 53.79
1976 56.52
1977 56.17
1978 53.72
1979 53.02
1980 52.84
1981 55.78
1982 54.93
1983 55.91
1984 55.94
1985 57.16
1986 57.85
1987 58.33
1988 59.05
1989 59.86
1990 62.12
1991 61.16
1992 62.50
1993 61.73
1994 62.70
1995 63.93
1996 64.44

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Canada was 64.30 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.30 in 1996 and a minimum value of 40.37 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.37
1972 40.50
1973 43.23
1974 46.54
1975 53.56
1976 56.29
1977 55.95
1978 53.52
1980 52.81
1981 55.92
1982 54.91
1983 55.79
1984 55.84
1985 56.84
1986 57.86
1987 58.41
1988 59.06
1989 59.85
1990 61.87
1991 61.10
1992 62.51
1993 61.70
1994 62.63
1995 63.76
1996 64.30

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Canada was 64.58 as of 1996. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.58 in 1996 and a minimum value of 40.73 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 40.73
1972 40.75
1973 43.40
1974 46.97
1975 54.01
1976 56.73
1977 56.38
1978 53.90
1980 52.88
1981 55.65
1982 54.95
1983 56.03
1984 56.03
1985 57.48
1986 57.84
1987 58.26
1988 59.04
1989 59.87
1990 62.36
1991 61.22
1992 62.49
1993 61.76
1994 62.77
1995 64.10
1996 64.58

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Canada was 100.99 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.22 in 1982 and a minimum value of 97.23 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 102.73
1972 100.71
1973 98.59
1974 97.23
1975 98.09
1976 98.39
1977 99.01
1978 99.55
1979 99.64
1980 99.71
1981 99.47
1982 105.22
1983 104.64
1984 104.07
1985 103.79
1986 104.02
1987 103.96
1988 104.01
1989 104.27
1990 104.28
1991 104.44
1992 103.67
1993 102.70
1994 101.90
1995 101.81
1996 102.81
1998 99.82
1999 100.26
2000 100.79
2004 98.48
2005 97.36
2006 98.88
2007 98.97
2008 98.01
2009 99.01
2010 98.64
2011 98.19
2012 99.52
2013 100.34
2014 101.54
2015 102.49
2016 101.02
2017 100.94
2018 101.50
2019 100.99

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Canada was 100.69 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.39 in 1982 and a minimum value of 96.91 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 102.18
1972 100.32
1973 98.16
1974 96.91
1975 97.48
1976 98.35
1977 98.88
1978 99.48
1979 99.60
1980 99.71
1981 99.56
1982 104.39
1983 103.32
1984 102.66
1985 102.49
1986 102.84
1987 102.91
1988 102.99
1989 102.60
1990 103.86
1991 103.59
1992 102.88
1993 101.97
1994 101.13
1995 101.09
1996 102.07
1998 99.78
1999 100.33
2000 100.87
2004 98.02
2005 96.94
2006 98.51
2007 98.72
2008 97.92
2009 99.09
2010 98.91
2011 98.55
2012 100.07
2013 100.91
2014 102.16
2015 102.91
2016 101.07
2017 100.82
2018 101.28
2019 100.69

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Canada was 101.27 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.02 in 1982 and a minimum value of 97.54 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 103.26
1972 101.08
1973 99.01
1974 97.54
1975 98.68
1976 98.43
1977 99.13
1978 99.62
1979 99.67
1980 99.71
1981 99.39
1982 106.02
1983 105.90
1984 105.41
1985 105.02
1986 105.15
1987 104.95
1988 104.97
1989 105.85
1990 104.68
1991 105.25
1992 104.43
1993 103.39
1994 102.64
1995 102.49
1996 103.52
1998 99.87
1999 100.19
2000 100.71
2004 98.91
2005 97.77
2006 99.23
2007 99.20
2008 98.10
2009 98.94
2010 98.39
2011 97.85
2012 99.00
2013 99.80
2014 100.95
2015 102.08
2016 100.98
2017 101.06
2018 101.72
2019 101.27

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Canada was 99.88 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.96 in 2016 and a minimum value of 94.76 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 96.09
1983 95.83
1984 95.26
1985 95.10
1986 95.42
1987 95.48
1988 95.48
1989 95.72
1990 95.73
1991 98.31
1992 98.07
1993 96.44
1994 95.89
1995 94.76
1996 95.69
1998 99.00
1999 99.93
2000 99.92
2012 99.45
2013 99.43
2014 99.39
2015 99.59
2016 99.96
2017 99.88

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Canada was 98.95 as of 1998. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.95 in 1998 and a minimum value of 94.10 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 95.96
1983 95.50
1984 94.85
1985 94.83
1986 95.24
1987 95.25
1988 95.28
1989 94.92
1990 96.08
1991 98.11
1992 97.88
1993 95.86
1994 94.91
1995 94.10
1996 95.01
1998 98.95

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Canada was 99.04 as of 1998. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.04 in 1998 and a minimum value of 95.37 in 1985.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 96.22
1983 96.14
1984 95.65
1985 95.37
1986 95.59
1987 95.71
1988 95.68
1989 96.49
1990 95.40
1991 98.50
1992 98.24
1993 96.99
1994 96.82
1995 95.39
1996 96.35
1998 99.04

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Canada was 6.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 6.48 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.82 in 1972.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 1.82
1982 2.69
1983 2.87
1984 2.98
1985 3.02
1986 3.21
1987 3.33
1988 3.51
1989 3.62
1990 3.62
1991 3.67
1992 3.75
1993 3.93
1994 4.13
1995 4.19
1996 4.19
1998 4.53
1999 6.48
2000 6.48
2005 5.89
2006 5.82
2007 5.82
2008 4.98
2009 6.04
2010 6.12
2011 5.82
2012 5.81
2013 5.84
2014 6.05
2015 6.23
2016 6.18
2017 6.22
2018 6.24
2019 6.36

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Canada was 114.33 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.33 in 2019 and a minimum value of 87.46 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 96.21
1972 95.71
1973 94.23
1974 92.21
1975 91.75
1976 90.75
1977 90.36
1978 89.38
1979 88.27
1980 87.46
1981 88.28
1982 92.34
1983 94.98
1984 98.10
1985 99.10
1986 99.18
1987 99.11
1988 99.38
1989 99.64
1990 99.80
1991 101.41
1992 102.71
1993 104.61
1994 105.77
1995 105.15
1996 105.48
1998 105.60
1999 102.38
2000 101.92
2005 101.39
2006 101.73
2007 101.90
2008 102.34
2009 102.73
2010 102.40
2011 103.35
2012 109.99
2013 109.49
2014 109.33
2015 110.36
2016 112.51
2017 113.76
2018 114.12
2019 114.33

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Canada was 114.82 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.82 in 2019 and a minimum value of 88.57 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 95.79
1972 95.27
1973 94.08
1974 92.61
1975 92.26
1976 91.46
1977 91.19
1978 90.29
1979 89.19
1980 88.57
1981 89.23
1982 92.95
1983 95.03
1984 98.14
1985 99.17
1986 99.22
1987 99.12
1988 99.53
1989 100.53
1990 100.24
1991 101.66
1992 102.69
1993 104.27
1994 105.50
1995 105.20
1996 105.56
1998 105.28
1999 103.28
2000 102.93
2005 100.23
2006 100.67
2007 100.75
2008 101.10
2009 101.50
2010 101.16
2011 102.27
2012 109.86
2013 109.62
2014 109.65
2015 110.86
2016 113.39
2017 114.52
2018 114.75
2019 114.82

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Canada was 113.87 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.87 in 2019 and a minimum value of 86.40 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 96.61
1972 96.14
1973 94.38
1974 91.82
1975 91.25
1976 90.08
1977 89.57
1978 88.51
1979 87.39
1980 86.40
1981 87.36
1982 91.76
1983 94.94
1984 98.06
1985 99.03
1986 99.15
1987 99.10
1988 99.24
1989 98.79
1990 99.38
1991 101.17
1992 102.73
1993 104.92
1994 106.02
1995 105.11
1996 105.40
1998 105.91
1999 101.52
2000 100.97
2005 102.49
2006 102.73
2007 103.00
2008 103.53
2009 103.91
2010 103.58
2011 104.38
2012 110.11
2013 109.36
2014 109.03
2015 109.88
2016 111.69
2017 113.05
2018 113.53
2019 113.87

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Canada was 99.81 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.81 in 2017 and a minimum value of 90.95 in 2014.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 91.26
2012 92.14
2013 91.46
2014 90.95
2015 92.41
2016 99.32
2017 99.81

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Canada was 100.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 89.35 in 1994.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 89.35
2012 91.93
2013 91.36
2014 90.69
2015 92.51
2016 99.69
2017 100.00

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Canada was 99.63 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.63 in 2017 and a minimum value of 91.20 in 2014.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 93.07
2012 92.35
2013 91.56
2014 91.20
2015 92.32
2016 98.97
2017 99.63

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Canada was 8.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 8.64 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.82 in 2006.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 5.89
1999 6.70
2000 6.64
2005 5.95
2006 5.82
2008 6.54
2009 7.08
2010 7.20
2011 7.36
2012 6.98
2013 7.18
2014 7.54
2015 7.85
2016 7.75
2017 8.06
2018 8.35
2019 8.64

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Canada was 75.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.61 in 1992 and a minimum value of 48.04 in 1976.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 48.04
1986 70.59
1989 83.09
1990 90.53
1991 95.55
1992 97.61
1993 88.22
1994 90.10
1995 90.54
1996 89.21
1998 59.50
1999 60.25
2000 59.11
2002 59.55
2007 63.60
2008 63.77
2009 63.07
2010 61.66
2011 63.47
2012 63.98
2013 65.33
2014 65.61
2015 64.79
2016 66.44
2017 68.92
2018 70.11
2019 75.70

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Canada was 86.51 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.21 in 1992 and a minimum value of 43.59 in 1976.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 43.59
1989 79.13
1990 100.01
1991 105.75
1992 108.21
1993 95.36
1994 96.92
1995 97.76
1996 97.12
1998 67.89
1999 69.19
2000 67.96
2002 68.90
2007 73.96
2008 74.45
2009 73.93
2010 71.82
2011 73.63
2012 73.59
2013 74.92
2014 75.27
2015 74.48
2016 76.38
2017 79.29
2018 80.58
2019 86.51

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Canada was 65.41 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.46 in 1992 and a minimum value of 50.65 in 2002.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 52.40
1989 86.89
1990 81.43
1991 85.78
1992 87.46
1993 81.37
1994 83.55
1995 83.62
1996 81.65
1998 51.52
1999 51.75
2000 50.71
2002 50.65
2007 53.76
2008 53.65
2009 52.80
2010 52.05
2011 53.85
2012 54.81
2013 56.15
2014 56.37
2015 55.53
2016 56.98
2017 59.07
2018 60.17
2019 65.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation