Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 116,121 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
116,121 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
21st
of 103 countries
All-time high
116,121 number
in 2018
All-time low
103,047 number
in 2016
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Canada, 2012–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2012201520182012: 105.7k number2013: 110.2k number2014: 111.1k number2015: 108.1k number2016: 103.0k number2017: 113.8k number2018: 116.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Canada recorded 116,121 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

That places Canada 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in Canada, 2012 to 2018.
Year number Change
2012 105,709 number —
2013 110,173 number +4.2%
2014 111,147 number +0.9%
2015 108,104 number -2.7%
2016 103,047 number -4.7%
2017 113,777 number +10.4%
2018 116,121 number +2.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 116,121 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,485 number, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 18 Japan 135,691 number compare
  2. 19 South Korea 128,617 number compare
  3. 20 Egypt 117,345 number compare
  4. 22 Romania 100,591 number compare
  5. 23 Brazil 94,547 number compare
  6. 24 Colombia 86,899 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Canada?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Canada was 116,121 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 116,121 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 103,047 number in 2016.
How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Canada ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.