Canada


 * __Canada- Helen Avis__**

Canada's education system is much like the US system of education only smaller. Canada is the 36th largest country in the world and has a literacy rate of 99%. The strong literacy rate coupled with the school life expectancy being 17 years suggests that Canada's education system, while not perfect, is one of the more successful systems in the world.

Primary education- While there are differences in the primary education systems province to province there is free education for all primary aged children in Canada and they are required by law to attend school. The school year in Canada is typically from September to June and lasts 190 days. There are equal numbers of males and females within the classroom.

Secondary education- Because in all Providence's education is mandatory until age 16 the school lie expectancy is 17 years. This is actually one year longer than the US.

Tertiary Education- The amount of men and women receiving tertiary educations is similar. The does not seem to be a large discrepancy between male and female education in Canada. 62.7% of Canada's total population is receiving tertiary educations as of 2004.

Human and Financial Resources- Canada's education system is financially handled by each individual providence. The federal government and local governments do play a small role but the majority of the finances are handled by the provincial government. This has been the case since the Canadian constitution was written in 1867. In 2002 5.2% of the GDP was spent on education according to the CIA world factbook. This ranked Canada number 62 in comparison with the other countries expenditure across the world.