Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada

Canada: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 95.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
95.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1971
All-time low
95.2%
in 2017
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada, 1971–2018

0204060801001971199420181971: 100 %1972: 100 %1973: 100 %1974: 100 %1975: 100 %1976: 100 %1977: 100 %1978: 100 %1979: 100 %1980: 100 %1981: 100 %1982: 100 %1983: 100 %1984: 100 %1985: 100 %1986: 100 %1987: 100 %1988: 100 %1989: 100 %1990: 100 %1991: 100 %1992: 100 %1993: 100 %1994: 100 %1995: 100 %1996: 100 %2012: 95.7 %2013: 95.6 %2014: 95.4 %2015: 95.3 %2016: 95.3 %2017: 95.2 %2018: 95.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Canada recorded 95.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2017.

That places Canada 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Canada, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 100.0%
1972 100.0% +0.0%
1973 100.0% +0.0%
1974 100.0% +0.0%
1975 100.0% +0.0%
1976 100.0% +0.0%
1977 100.0% +0.0%
1978 100.0% +0.0%
1979 100.0% +0.0%
1980 100.0% +0.0%
1981 100.0% +0.0%
1982 100.0% +0.0%
1983 100.0% +0.0%
1984 100.0% +0.0%
1985 100.0% +0.0%
1986 100.0% +0.0%
1987 100.0% +0.0%
1988 100.0% +0.0%
1989 100.0% +0.0%
1990 100.0% +0.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
2012 95.7% -4.3%
2013 95.6% -0.2%
2014 95.4% -0.2%
2015 95.3% -0.0%
2016 95.3% -0.1%
2017 95.2% -0.1%
2018 95.4% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 9
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 7
2010s 95.4% 95.2% 95.7% 7

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 81 American Samoa 95.6% compare
  2. 82 Brazil 95.6% compare
  3. 83 Zambia 95.5% compare
  4. 85 Syrian Arab Republic 95.2% compare
  5. 86 Côte d'Ivoire 94.8% compare
  6. 87 Guyana 94.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Canada was 95.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
How does Canada rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Canada ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.