Education, training and learning

Key indicators

Selected geographical area: Canada

Research and development personnel - Canada
(2022)

315,030 full-time equivalents

11,310

(annual change)
Spending on research and development in the higher education sector - Canada
(2022/2023)

$18.1 billion

8.7%

(annual change)

More education, training and learning indicators

Selected geographical area: Canada

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%

Subject

Results

All (1,999)

All (1,999) (0 to 10 of 1,999 results)

1. Insights on Canadian Society
Journals and periodicals: 75-006-X
Geography: Canada
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education...
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
More
Release date: 2025-05-21
2. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Recreation, education and reading
Table: 18-10-0004-09
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the recreation, education and reading component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada...
Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the recreation, education and reading component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
More
Release date: 2025-05-20
3. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
4. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
5. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
6. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
7. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
8. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
9. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
10. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02

Data (1,028)

Data (1,028) (0 to 10 of 1,028 results)

1. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Recreation, education and reading
Table: 18-10-0004-09
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the recreation, education and reading component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada...
Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the recreation, education and reading component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
More
Release date: 2025-05-20
2. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
3. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
4. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
5. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
6. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
7. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
8. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
9. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02
10. Portrait of postsecondary graduates, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0253-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Overview of postsecondary graduates, the number of graduates, age at graduation, percentage who pursued further education by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2025-05-02

Analysis (811)

Analysis (811) (0 to 10 of 811 results)

1. Insights on Canadian Society
Journals and periodicals: 75-006-X
Geography: Canada
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education...
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
More
Release date: 2025-05-21
2. Education, Learning and Training Research Paper Series
Journals and periodicals: 81-595-M
Geography: Canada
Description: The series includes analysis on the characteristics of those with elementary-secondary, postsecondary and apprenticeship training. It also features analysis on students’ pathways...
Description: The series includes analysis on the characteristics of those with elementary-secondary, postsecondary and apprenticeship training. It also features analysis on students’ pathways through the education system and into the labour market—including findings for different levels of education and fields of study. This research highlights specific groups of interest such as youth, women, men, immigrants, Indigenous people (First Nations people, Métis and Inuit) and visible minorities, and how intersections between these characteristics influence people’s educational experiences. Other topics include access to education; national and international adult performance assessments; use of technology; lifelong learning; and adult education.
More
Release date: 2025-05-01
3. Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program, May 2025
Articles and reports: 81-582-X2025001
Description: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and...
Description: The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes.
PCEIP products include tables, fact sheets, reports and a methodological handbook. They present indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time.
The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
More
Release date: 2025-05-01
4. Youth not in employment, education or training: Recent trends
Articles and reports: 81-595-M2025001
Description: This fact sheet examines changes in employment, unemployment and rates of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) among persons aged 15 to 29, by condensed...
Description: This fact sheet examines changes in employment, unemployment and rates of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) among persons aged 15 to 29, by condensed academic year (October to March) over the past years (2018/2019 to 2023/2024). To contextualize the changing NEET rate, this paper will first describe trends in youth labour market conditions. Results are subsequently presented by age group, sex at birth, racialized group, and immigrant status, highlighting the impacts of changing economic conditions on NEET rates across various demographic groups.
More
Release date: 2025-05-01
5. Postsecondary enrolment rates by parental income: National and sub-national trends from 2001 to 2022
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500400002
Description: Obtaining a postsecondary education is an important factor in long-term labour market success and a key mechanism for achieving intergenerational income mobility. Previous research...
Description: Obtaining a postsecondary education is an important factor in long-term labour market success and a key mechanism for achieving intergenerational income mobility. Previous research ending in 2014 documented substantial gaps in postsecondary enrolment rates between higher- and lower-income youth. The purpose of this short article is to update the results with more recent data from 2001 to 2022.
More
Release date: 2025-04-23
6. Labour market outcome indicators of postsecondary graduates, 2010 to 2021
Articles and reports: 37-20-00012025001
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived...
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined. This document has been updated to reflect the 2025 methodology used to produce labour market outcome indicators.
More
Release date: 2025-04-16
7. Use of official languages at home: An analysis based on the academic path of graduates in Canada
Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100005
Description: This study examines the language spoken at home based on the academic path and language composition of couples. In particular, the study deals with the adoption or retention of a...
Description: This study examines the language spoken at home based on the academic path and language composition of couples. In particular, the study deals with the adoption or retention of a minority official language in Canada—i.e., English in Quebec and French in the other provinces and territories—as the language spoken most often at home. The study is based on data from the linkage between the Postsecondary Student Information System and the 2021 Census of Population, as well as information from the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials.
More
Release date: 2025-03-28
8. Study: Use of official languages at home: An analysis based on the academic path of graduates in Canada 2021
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202508739501
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-03-28
9. International student graduates’ labour market early outcomes: Results from the National Graduates Survey
Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100002
Description: Using data from the 2023 National Graduates Survey (class of 2020), this study examines the early labour market outcomes of international student graduates relative to Canadian graduates.
Release date: 2025-02-05
10. Study: International student graduates’ labour market early outcomes—Results from the National Graduates Survey
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202503638852
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2025-02-05

Reference (132)

Reference (132) (0 to 10 of 132 results)

1. Technical Reference Guides for the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP)
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-0001
Description: These reference guides are intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The guide provides an overview of the Postsecondary Student Information...
Description: These reference guides are intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The guide provides an overview of the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), the general methodology used to create longitudinal indicators, and important technical information for users.
More
Release date: 2025-04-16
2. Persistence and graduation indicators of postsecondary students, 2011/2012 to 2022/2023
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012024003
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on...
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on the longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data files. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators of public postsecondary students including persistence rates, graduation rates, and average time to graduation by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces, and the three combined Territories.
More
Release date: 2024-12-11
3. Education Indicators in Canada: Handbook for the Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 81-582-G
Description: This handbook complements the tables of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is a guide that provides general descriptions for each indicator and indicator...
Description: This handbook complements the tables of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is a guide that provides general descriptions for each indicator and indicator component. PCEIP has five broad indicator sets: a portrait of the school-age population; financing education systems; elementary and secondary education; postsecondary education; and transitions and outcomes.

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.
More
Release date: 2024-03-28
4. Persistence and graduation indicators of postsecondary students, 2011/2012 to 2021/2022
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012023006
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on...
Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on the longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data files. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators of public postsecondary students including persistence rates, graduation rates, and average time to graduation by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces, and the three combined Territories.
More
Release date: 2023-12-19
5. Persistence and graduation indicators of postsecondary students, 2011/2012 to 2020/2021 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012023001
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on...
Description:
This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on the longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data files. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators of public postsecondary students including persistence rates, graduation rates, and average time to graduation by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces, and the three combined Territories.

More
Release date: 2023-01-11
6. Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021013
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret education data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts...
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret education data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
More
Release date: 2022-12-01
7. Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2016013
Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: education. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census....
Description:
This guide focuses on the following topic: education. This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

More
Release date: 2022-11-30
8. Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains...
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
More
Release date: 2022-11-30
9. Education concepts and variables, 2021 Census of Population
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021028
Description: This video will give you a basic understanding of four main education concepts - educational credentials, major field of study, location of study and school attendance – as well as...
Description: This video will give you a basic understanding of four main education concepts - educational credentials, major field of study, location of study and school attendance – as well as information on the variables associated with these concepts. It will provide information about variables, such as highest certificate, diploma or degree, Classification of Instructional Programs CIP 2021, location of study and school attendance, as well as their usefulness to data users.
More
Release date: 2022-11-30
10. Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
Classification: 12-590-X
Description:
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP was originally created by the National Center for...
Description:
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP was originally created by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States. It is a hierarchical classification. The classification provides a detailed description of each instructional program class together with illustrative examples of the types of instructional programs found in that class. Illustrative examples are also provided of closely related programs that are classified elsewhere. In addition, the classification includes an introduction to CIP and an alternative structure for the aggregation of field of study data. CIP has a ten-year revision cycle.

More
Release date: 2022-11-08

Browse our partners page to find a complete list of our partners and their associated products.

Report a problem or mistake on this page

Date modified:: 2025-05-31

Education, training and learning

Key indicators

Selected geographical area: Canada

Selected geographical area: Canada

Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador

Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador

Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island

Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island

Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia

Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia

Selected geographical area: New Brunswick

Selected geographical area: New Brunswick

Selected geographical area: Quebec

Selected geographical area: Quebec

Selected geographical area: Ontario

Selected geographical area: Ontario

Selected geographical area: Manitoba

Selected geographical area: Manitoba

Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan

Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan

Selected geographical area: Alberta

Selected geographical area: Alberta

Selected geographical area: British Columbia

Selected geographical area: British Columbia

Selected geographical area: Yukon

Selected geographical area: Yukon

Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories

Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories

Selected geographical area: Nunavut

Selected geographical area: Nunavut

Filter results by

Keyword(s)

Subject

Results

All (1,999) (0 to 10 of 1,999 results)

Data (1,028) (0 to 10 of 1,028 results)

Analysis (811) (0 to 10 of 811 results)

Reference (132) (0 to 10 of 132 results)

How do I use the filters and the search box?

How do I refine my search?

How does the search work?

How are the results ordered?

How are the results ordered?