{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-tertiary-enrollment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-tertiary-enrollment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-tertiary-enrollment-rate/","title":"Canada Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2023)","description":"Canada's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 76.3 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023, -2.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 2000–2023.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Canada","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Canada Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2023)","value":"76.3","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":58.5191192626953},{"period":"2002","value":58.4131507873535},{"period":"2007","value":63.8298110961914},{"period":"2008","value":64.3074111938477},{"period":"2009","value":63.6236991882324},{"period":"2010","value":61.8845901489258},{"period":"2011","value":63.1586990356445},{"period":"2012","value":63.603271484375},{"period":"2013","value":65.7477188110352},{"period":"2014","value":67.1677017211914},{"period":"2015","value":67.2690963745117},{"period":"2016","value":69.2459411621094},{"period":"2017","value":70.2687072753906},{"period":"2018","value":69.3507232666016},{"period":"2019","value":73.1128768920898},{"period":"2020","value":75.2389068603516},{"period":"2021","value":79.7657318115234},{"period":"2022","value":78.8488311767578},{"period":"2023","value":76.2666931152344}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% gross enrollment ratio"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"78.8","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"79.8","yoyChange":"+4.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"75.2","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"73.1","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"69.4","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"70.3","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"69.2","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"67.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"67.2","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"65.7","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"63.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"61.9","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"63.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"64.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"63.8","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2000","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}