Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada

Canada: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 8.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.5%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
103rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2017
All-time low
6.6%
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, 2012–2017

024682012201420172012: 6.6 %2013: 7 %2014: 7.4 %2015: 7.4 %2016: 8.1 %2017: 8.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada stood at 8.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

That places Canada 103rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Canada, 2012 to 2017.
Year % Change
2012 6.6%
2013 7.0% +5.6%
2014 7.4% +6.1%
2015 7.4% -0.8%
2016 8.1% +10.7%
2017 8.5% +4.1%

Countries ranked near Canada

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  2. 101 Algeria 9.2%
  3. 102 Jordan 8.6% compare
  4. 104 Cambodia 8.4%
  5. 105 Cyprus 8.0% compare
  6. 106 Ireland 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Canada was 8.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2012.
How does Canada rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Canada ranks 103rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.