Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 53,455 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
53,455 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 133 countries
All-time high
53,455 number
in 2018
All-time low
26,221 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada, 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 26.6k number1999: 26.9k number2000: 26.2k number2002: 27.5k number2004: 34.7k number2005: 34.8k number2006: 36.7k number2007: 38.4k number2008: 41.3k number2009: 43.0k number2010: 45.4k number2011: 47.6k number2012: 48.6k number2013: 50.8k number2014: 51.6k number2015: 52.6k number2016: 52.4k number2017: 52.9k number2018: 53.5k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Korea 74,750 number compare
  2. 13 France 66,096 number compare
  3. 14 Australia 56,110 number compare
  4. 16 Egypt 45,032 number compare
  5. 17 Malaysia 44,516 number compare
  6. 18 Mexico 43,744 number compare

See the full ranking of 178 places β†’

More education data for Canada

All data for Canada β†’

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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-number/canada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-number/canada/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Canada</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.