Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in Canada
Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes was 53,455 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 53,455 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada peaked at 53,455 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,221 number, in 2000.
That places Canada 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26,607 number | — |
| 1999 | 26,862 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 26,221 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 27,500 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 34,716 number | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 34,770 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 36,705 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 38,361 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 41,259 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 42,960 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 45,441 number | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 47,616 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 48,612 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50,772 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 51,552 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52,557 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 52,385 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52,917 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 53,455 number | +1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 53,455 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,497 number, 6.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 … Enrolment 8 both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +26.2% | 27,500 number | 34,716 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,734 number | 26,607 number | 26,862 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 35,312 number | 26,221 number | 42,960 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 50,590 number | 45,441 number | 53,455 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 tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada was 53,455 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 53,455 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,221 number in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.