Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … capita female in Canada
Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … capita female was 0.0257 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per in Canada, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per in Canada is 0.0257 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per in Canada peaked at 0.0371 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0207 units per person, in 1976.
That places Canada 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … capita female in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0207 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0295 units per person | +42.8% |
| 1990 | 0.036 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 0.037 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0322 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0322 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0317 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.022 units per person | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0245 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0238 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0244 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0249 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.025 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0246 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0255 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0261 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0266 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0263 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0257 units per person | -2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0257 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per person, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … capita female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +42.8% | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0295 units per person |
| 1998 | -30.5% | 0.0317 units per person | 0.022 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0207 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 4 |
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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per in Canada?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per in Canada was 0.0257 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0371 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 units per person in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.