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 | +5.4pp |
| 2002 | 58.4 | -0.1pp |
| 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 in 2002 to 79.8 in 2021.
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Canada from 1990 to present. 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 from 1990 to present. 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 in 2002. The latest reading of 76.3 in 2023 represents a change of -2.5pp.