Some of the world’s best educational institutions are located in Canada. Canada has a robust and well-funded public education system that is mainly handled at the provincial level. As a result, several components of the education system may differ throughout provinces.
However, because education is controlled by the federal government, the national quality of education stays constantly high. Canada has both private and public education systems.
The Canadian government significantly subsidizes education from kindergarten through the postsecondary level, spending about 6% of the country’s GDP on education on average.
This suggests that Canada spends more on education than the typical OECD country. In general, the educational system is organized into three levels:
This is why Canada is ranked as one of the world’s best-educated countries. In 2015, 90% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 had finished high school, and 66% had received a post-secondary educational diploma. These rates are higher than the OECD averages of 78% and 40%, respectively.
Children in Canada can begin school when they turn five (except in Ontario and Quebec, where children may start a year earlier). Kindergarten may be optional in several provinces.
So you now understand why so many international students select Canada as a study location.
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