Education, training and learning

Selected geographical area: Canada

• Graduation rate after six years for undergraduate degree students aged 15 to 19 - Canada
  (2015/2016)

  74.9%
• Graduation rate after four years for college-level diploma students aged 15 and older - Canada
  (2017/2018)

  59.3%
• Spending on research and development in the higher education sector - Canada
  (2021/2022)

  $16.6 billion

  4.5%

  (annual change)
• Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college or university credential - Canada
  (2021 Census of Population)

  57.5%
• Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher - Canada
  (2021 Census of Population)

  32.9%
• Percentage point change in adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher - Canada
  (2016 to 2021)

  4.3

  (period-to-period change)
• Overqualification rate of immigrants aged 25 to 64 with a degree completed outside Canada - Canada
  (2021 Census of Population)

  25.8%
• New registrations in registered apprenticeship programs, Canada - Canada
  (2017)

  71,574

  -0.6%

  (annual change)
• Certificates awarded to registered apprentices and trade qualifiers, Canada - Canada
  (2017)

  51,150

  -7.4%

  (annual change)
• Total number of registrations in registered apprenticeship programs, Canada - Canada
  (2017)

  405,699

  2.8%

  (annual change)
• Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma - Canada
  (2016 Census of Population)

  10.8%
• Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma - Canada
  (2016 Census of Population)

  22.4%
• Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
  (2016 Census of Population)

  28.5%
• Percentage of men aged 25 to 34 with an apprenticeship certificate - Canada
  (2016 Census of Population)

  7.8%
• Percentage of women aged 25 to 34 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
  (2016 Census of Population)

  40.7%