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North America > Canada > Education

CANADIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 11.6 [4th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 11 years [19th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [53rd of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [88th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.2% [50th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: UNESCO
Educational attainment > Tertiary 42% [1st of 18]
Definition: Education > Educational attainment > Tertiary
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9% [2nd of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003
Grade 12 advanced students math 509 [9th of 15]
Definition: Education > Grade 12 advanced students math
Source: UNESCO
Grade 12 advanced students science 485 [12th of 15]
Definition: Education > Grade 12 advanced students science
Source: TIMSS
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 25.1% [5th of 17]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Adults at high literacy level
Source: TIMSS
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 42.9% [10th of 17]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Adults at low literacy level
Source: OECD
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [28th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: OECD
Mathematical literacy 533 [6th of 27]
Definition: Education > Mathematical literacy
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Reading literacy 534 [2nd of 27]
Definition: Education > Reading literacy
Source: OECD
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years [22nd of 97]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Male
Source: OECD
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years [18th of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Scientific literacy 529 [5th of 27]
Definition: Education > Scientific literacy
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Student attitude > Dislike of school 37% [3rd of 17]
Definition: Education > Student attitude > Dislike of school
Source: OECD
Student attitude > Find school boring 58% [6th of 17]
Definition: Education > Student attitude > Find school boring
Source: OECD
Tertiary enrollment 60% [10th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: OECD

... View all Education stats

SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; TIMSS; OECD; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Canada, Canada & Newfoundland

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26th October 2009
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