Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male … capita male in Canada
Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male … capita male was 0.0202 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Canada, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0202 units per person for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Canada peaked at 0.0338 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 units per person, in 1998.
Canada ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male … capita male in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0254 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0338 units per person | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0305 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0313 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0313 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.029 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0175 units per person | -37.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.019 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0203 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0206 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0205 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 units per person | -0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0202 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0165 units per person, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male … capita male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -37.0% | 0.0279 units per person | 0.0175 units per person |
| 1989 | +33.2% | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0338 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0281 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0193 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0203 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 units per person | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Costa Rica 0.0204 units per person compare
- 32 Belgium 0.0204 units per person compare
- 33 Brazil 0.0202 units per person compare
- 35 United Kingdom 0.0202 units per person compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 0.02 units per person compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 0.0197 units per person compare
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, male (number), per in Canada?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Canada was 0.0202 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 units per person in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.