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Canada - Tertiary Enrollment 2023

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) · World Bank
76.26% −2.64pp from 2022 Global rank: 35th

Canada's tertiary enrollment was 76.26% in 2023, decreased +2.64pp from 78.90% in 2022. This was the 35th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾
Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Greece 165.11% -0.9%
2nd Macao SAR, China 129.15% 11.1%
3rd Finland 108.13% 3.0%
4th Argentina 107.82% 0.7%
5th Korea 106.71% 3.8%
6th Hong Kong SAR, China 105.46% 4.6%
7th Chile 104.73% 5.4%
8th Australia 104.65% -1.5%
9th Cyprus 99.02% 0.7%
10th Singapore 97.29% -0.7%
11th Norway 95.06% -2.6%
12th Spain 93.73% -0.8%
13th Russian Federation 93.73% 73.8%
14th Austria 91.68% -3.0%
15th Netherlands 86.59% -3.1%
16th Latvia 85.74% -6.1%
17th Belgium 82.15% -1.7%
18th Sweden 81.40% -3.0%
19th Denmark 81.23% -4.0%
20th Croatia 81.18% 0.5%
21st Malta 80.53% 2.4%
22nd United Kingdom 80.50% 1.0%
23rd Slovenia 80.08% -2.8%
24th Uruguay 79.95% 4.7%
25th Bulgaria 79.85% -5.1%
26th European Union 79.50% -0.2%
27th Germany 78.59% 1.6%
28th Georgia 78.27% -1.3%
29th Puerto Rico (US) 77.93% -5.0%
30th Portugal 77.68% 3.5%
31st Lithuania 77.01% 0.1%
32nd Poland 76.88% 2.1%
33rd Iceland 76.52% -10.0%
34th New Zealand 76.38% -0.8%
35th Canada 76.26% -3.3%
36th Italy 75.95% 2.8%
37th China 74.59% 4.2%
38th Switzerland 74.01% -0.2%
39th Serbia 73.21% 4.9%
40th Belarus 72.83% -5.5%
41st Moldova 71.17% 4.6%
42nd France 70.45% -1.5%
43rd Mongolia 67.94% 0.4%
44th Ecuador 67.89% 13.4%
45th Estonia 67.62% -5.3%
46th Czechia 66.73% -5.8%
47th Japan 64.89% 0.4%
48th Albania 64.73% 3.3%
49th Andorra 62.41% 80.2%
50th United Arab Emirates 61.35% 1.5%
51st Fiji 60.97% -11.4%
52nd Dominican Republic 58.24% 5.6%
53rd Bahrain 57.06% 13.4%
54th Hungary 56.59% -2.5%
55th Armenia 56.28% -1.6%
56th Israel 55.84% -3.1%
57th Algeria 55.53% 4.0%
58th Montenegro 55.17% -3.9%
59th Romania 55.17% -5.3%
60th North Macedonia 55.01% 3.5%
61st Kazakhstan 54.66% -4.5%
62nd Lebanon 54.40% -6.5%
63rd Barbados 54.26% -1.5%
64th Panama 53.69% -7.1%
65th Kyrgyz Republic 53.59% -1.2%
66th Slovak Republic 53.42% 1.8%
67th San Marino 51.14% -5.0%
68th Cuba 49.73% -4.2%
69th Mexico 47.47% 2.3%
70th Morocco 47.47% 3.3%
71st Uzbekistan 45.76% 44.3%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.50% -0.2%
73rd Thailand 45.44% 5.0%
74th Indonesia 44.88% 6.0%
75th West Bank and Gaza 44.49% -2.9%
76th Philippines 44.24% 15.2%
77th Mauritius 43.34% -2.0%
78th Tonga 42.86% 101.4%
79th Azerbaijan 41.39% 0.9%
80th Palau 41.13% -20.2%
81st Tunisia 38.12% 2.7%
82nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 37.90% 3.9%
83rd Malaysia 37.27% 0.8%
84th Brunei Darussalam 36.42% 16.8%
85th Tajikistan 34.97% -6.2%
86th India 34.01% 4.8%
87th Jordan 33.06% 1.7%
88th Viet Nam 32.84% -26.6%
89th El Salvador 32.38% 2.9%
90th Timor-Leste 30.96% 74.9%
91st Nicaragua 30.36% 69.0%
92nd Guatemala 27.29% 21.0%
93rd British Virgin Islands 26.65% -8.2%
94th Turks and Caicos Islands 25.25% 48.8%
95th Guyana 25.15% 114.9%
96th Bangladesh 24.20% 3.0%
97th South Africa 23.49% -1.0%
98th Belize 22.37% -6.7%
99th Ghana 22.10% 8.1%
100th Luxembourg 21.54% 2.4%
101st Sri Lanka 20.74% -7.3%
102nd Botswana 20.57% -0.7%
103rd Tuvalu 19.35% -
104th Nepal 19.04% 28.2%
105th Turkmenistan 18.81% 12.4%
106th Cambodia 17.44% 19.4%
107th Bermuda 17.34% -22.4%
108th Senegal 16.07% 2.7%
109th Cameroon 16.04% -2.4%
110th St. Lucia 15.04% -7.1%
111th Bhutan 15.01% 2.9%
112th Lao PDR 14.88% 8.8%
113th Samoa 14.61% -21.2%
114th Seychelles 14.03% 0.7%
115th Côte d'Ivoire 11.57% 4.1%
116th Pakistan 10.48% -0.3%
117th Congo, Republic of 10.38% -14.5%
118th Burkina Faso 10.11% 4.5%
119th Angola 10.05% 2.7%
120th Rwanda 8.89% 19.9%
121st Kenya 8.68% -17.3%
122nd Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7.65% -7.3%
123rd Madagascar 6.15% 4.6%
124th Burundi 6.03% 32.3%
125th Tanzania 5.17% -2.9%
126th Suriname 4.94% -1.7%
Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Canada's tertiary enrollment in 2023?▾

Canada's tertiary enrollment in 2023 was 76.26%. This ranked 35th globally.

How did Canada's tertiary enrollment change in 2023?▾

Canada's tertiary enrollment decreased by 3.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2023?▾

Greece had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2023 at 165.11%.

What is the tertiary enrollment of Canada in 2023?▾

The tertiary enrollment of Canada in 2023 was 76.26%. This ranked 35th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Canada's tertiary enrollment?▾

Canada's tertiary enrollment went from 78.90% in 2022 to 76.26% in 2023, a 3.3% decrease.

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