Canada vs North America: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Canada
1.30 million number
in 2018
North America
13.53 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
39th
North America rank
38th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Canada
  • North America
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197119952019

How they compare

North America currently reports 13.53 million number against 1.30 million number in Canada, a difference of 12.24 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 10.4 times Canada's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 39th and North America ranks 38th of 203 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada North America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.26 million number 10.17 million number 8.91 million number North America
1980s 1.12 million number 11.41 million number 10.28 million number North America
1990s 1.18 million number 11.38 million number 10.20 million number North America
2000s 1.27 million number 13.13 million number 11.86 million number North America
2010s 1.29 million number 13.23 million number 11.94 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Canada or North America?
North America, at 13.53 million number against 1.30 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Canada and North America?
12.24 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Canada and North America rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Canada ranks 39th and North America ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.