Average Job Tenure: Educational services, Canada (2025)
Verified average job tenure for the selected Educational services population in Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Educational services · Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Canada, educational services ranks 3rd of 16 sectors for average job tenure, among the highest. It sits 26% above Canada's all-industries figure of 100.3 months. Across the sectors reported for Canada, average job tenure runs from 56.5 months in accommodation and food services to 189.2 months in agriculture.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Educational services compares in Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Educational services across Canada, average job tenure was 126.1 months according to Statistics Canada data for 2025. That figure describes the whole population of people working in the sector, not how well any single school, district, or institution holds onto its staff. Use it as an outside reference point, then set it against your own tenure records and exit interview notes to see where your organization actually stands. Retention matters financially, too: SHRM reports that "the cost of replacing an employee can range from 50% to 200% of their annual salary, depending on their level."
Average job tenure: Educational services vs regional average
| Measure | Educational services | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 126.1 months | 106.1 months |