Canada Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2023)
Canada's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 76.3 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023, -2.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 2000–2023.
Canada (2023)
76.3
% gross enrollment ratio
-2.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | % gross enrollment ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 76.3 | -2.5pp |
| 2022 | 78.8 | -1pp |
| 2021 | 79.8 | +4.6pp |
| 2020 | 75.2 | +2.1pp |
| 2019 | 73.1 | +3.7pp |
| 2018 | 69.4 | -0.9pp |
| 2017 | 70.3 | +1.1pp |
| 2016 | 69.2 | +1.9pp |
| 2015 | 67.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 67.2 | +1.5pp |
| 2013 | 65.7 | +2.1pp |
| 2012 | 63.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2011 | 63.2 | +1.3pp |
| 2010 | 61.9 | -1.7pp |
| 2009 | 63.6 | -0.7pp |
| 2008 | 64.3 | +0.5pp |
| 2007 | 63.8 | n/a |
| 2002 | 58.4 | n/a |
| 2000 | 58.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 76.3 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023. The latest change was -2.5pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 58.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2002 to 79.8 % gross enrollment ratio in 2021.
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Canada. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Canada. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (19 observations).
The series peaked at 79.8 % gross enrollment ratio in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 58.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2002. The latest reading is 76.3 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023. The latest change was -2.5pp.