Canada vs North America: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Canada
417,954 number
in 2019
North America
2.52 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
36th
North America rank
36th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Canada
  • North America
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199820082019

How they compare

North America currently reports 2.52 million number against 417,954 number in Canada, a difference of 2.10 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 6.0 times Canada's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 36th and North America ranks 36th of 164 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada North America Difference Ahead
1990s 393,246 number 2.27 million number 1.88 million number North America
2000s 421,702 number 2.47 million number 2.04 million number North America
2010s 442,360 number 2.55 million number 2.10 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Canada or North America?
North America, at 2.52 million number against 417,954 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Canada and North America?
2.10 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Canada and North America rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Canada ranks 36th and North America ranks 36th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.