Education Spending: Canada
Canada's education spending is currently 4.844 % of GDP as of 2022. # Canada Education Spending Canada allocated 4.
Current (2022)
4.844 % of GDP
+2.0% y/y
Peak (1971)
7.684 % of GDP
Low (2013)
4.589 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1971–2022 · 46 pts
Education Spending — Canada
1971 — 2022
Education Spending — Canada
Analysis# Canada Education Spending
Canada allocated 4.844% of its GDP to education in 2022, holding steady near recent historical averages. This figure stands well below the country's peak of 7.684% in 1971, representing a 37% decline over five decades. The all-time low of 4.589% occurred in 2013, after which spending gradually recovered to current levels.
The most significant turning point came in 2013, when education spending bottomed out before rebounding modestly through the late 2010s. Since 2014, Canada has maintained spending between 4.7% and 4.96% of GDP, suggesting stabilization within a narrower band. The recent stability at 4.844% in 2022 indicates that education funding has settled into a pattern substantially lower than historical norms, reflecting broader fiscal priorities that have shifted since the early 1970s.
Historical Data
46 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.844 % of GDP | +2.00% |
| 2021 | 4.749 % of GDP | -2.84% |
| 2020 | 4.888 % of GDP | +2.41% |
| 2019 | 4.773 % of GDP | -2.37% |
| 2018 | 4.889 % of GDP | -1.43% |
| 2017 | 4.96 % of GDP | +2.99% |
| 2016 | 4.816 % of GDP | +1.62% |
| 2015 | 4.739 % of GDP | -2.17% |
| 2014 | 4.844 % of GDP | +5.56% |
| 2013 | 4.589 % of GDP | -12.79% |
| 2011 | 5.262 % of GDP | -1.76% |
| 2010 | 5.356 % of GDP | +10.64% |
| 2009 | 4.841 % of GDP | +4.65% |
| 2008 | 4.626 % of GDP | -2.94% |
| 2007 | 4.766 % of GDP | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 4.766 % of GDP | -4.55% |
| 2002 | 4.993 % of GDP | +0.81% |
| 2001 | 4.953 % of GDP | -8.67% |
| 2000 | 5.423 % of GDP | -1.95% |
| 1999 | 5.531 % of GDP | +0.67% |
Show all 46 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.494 % of GDP | -12.86% |
| 1995 | 6.305 % of GDP | -5.30% |
| 1994 | 6.658 % of GDP | -13.28% |
| 1993 | 7.678 % of GDP | +13.80% |
| 1992 | 6.747 % of GDP | -1.65% |
| 1991 | 6.86 % of GDP | +14.93% |
| 1990 | 5.969 % of GDP | -1.73% |
| 1989 | 6.074 % of GDP | -1.24% |
| 1988 | 6.15 % of GDP | -2.35% |
| 1987 | 6.298 % of GDP | +4.60% |
| 1986 | 6.021 % of GDP | -2.71% |
| 1985 | 6.189 % of GDP | -6.48% |
| 1984 | 6.618 % of GDP | -3.46% |
| 1983 | 6.855 % of GDP | +5.51% |
| 1982 | 6.497 % of GDP | +1.37% |
| 1981 | 6.409 % of GDP | -0.84% |
| 1980 | 6.463 % of GDP | -3.42% |
| 1979 | 6.692 % of GDP | -5.40% |
| 1978 | 7.074 % of GDP | +5.41% |
| 1977 | 6.711 % of GDP | +0.19% |
| 1976 | 6.698 % of GDP | +4.31% |
| 1975 | 6.421 % of GDP | -3.69% |
| 1974 | 6.667 % of GDP | -4.95% |
| 1973 | 7.014 % of GDP | -7.59% |
| 1972 | 7.59 % of GDP | -1.22% |
| 1971 | 7.684 % of GDP | — |
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