Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Canada
Canada: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) was 610,265 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Canada, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Canada is 610,265 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Canada peaked at 610,265 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 377,672 number, in 2011.
Canada ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 575,054 number | — |
| 1993 | 583,022 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 591,569 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 601,456 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 610,184 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 586,544 number | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 591,480 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 588,094 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 418,100 number | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 408,002 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 407,426 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 403,051 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 407,786 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 402,285 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 387,302 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 377,672 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 573,444 number | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 566,119 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 561,864 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 559,092 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 598,512 number | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 602,924 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 610,265 number | +1.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 610,265 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 87,868 number, 6.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +51.8% | 377,672 number | 573,444 number |
| 2004 | -28.9% | 588,094 number | 418,100 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 575,054 number | 575,054 number | 575,054 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 594,042 number | 583,022 number | 610,184 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 433,535 number | 402,285 number | 588,094 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 537,466 number | 377,672 number | 610,265 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Canada?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Canada was 610,265 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 610,265 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 377,672 number in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.