Share of children out of school in Canada in 2023 — 4.99%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 146. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.4 pp.
2000–2023 · % of primary school-age children
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.99 | −0.28 pp |
| 2022 | 5.27 | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 4.77 | +1.68 pp |
| 2020 | 3.09 | +0.28 pp |
| 2019 | 2.81 | +1.47 pp |
| 2018 | 1.34 | −0.03 pp |
| 2017 | 1.37 | −0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 1.45 | +1.16 pp |
| 2015 | 0.29 | −0.18 pp |
| 2014 | 0.47 | −0.14 pp |
| 2013 | 0.61 | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.51 | — |
| 2000 | 0.59 | — |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.
