In Canda

In Canada, the provinces and territories are responsible for education so there is no national department of education. The mandatory school age ranges from 5-7 to 16-18. Adult literacy rate is at 99%.

Postsecondary education is the responsibility of the provincial and territorial governments and the federal government provides additional funding through research grants. All schools—universities, colleges, technical schools, community colleges and private career colleges—set their own admission requirements. Accreditation applies to programs of study rather than institutions, both of which are of consistent high quality.

Canada offers a huge number of options in terms of higher education and there are universities spread out across this vast country. University programs range from fine art, biology and commerce to astronomy, media studies and religion. Canadian degrees are globally recognized and considered equivalent to those from American and other Commonwealth universities.

Education in Canada

(from Communications Canada , Public Works & Government Services Canada )

Education has two main goals: to give individuals the opportunity to develop themselves, and to provide society with the skills it needs to evolve in its best interests. Canada's educational system is based on finding a coordinated approach to the pursuit of these sometimes conflicting goals. Comprehensive, diversified, and available to everyone, the system reflects the Canadian belief in the importance of education and the added value it gives to society.

Education in Canada consists of ten provincial and three territorial systems, including public Canadian schools, "separate" (i.e., denominational) schools, and private schools. Children are required by law to attend school from the age of 6 or 7 until they are 15 or 16. To make it possible to fulfill this obligation, all non-private education through secondary (or "high") school is publicly funded. In Quebec, general and vocational...