Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 25,986 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
25,986 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
15th
of 131 countries
All-time high
25,986 number
in 2018
All-time low
11,706 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
1998–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820181998: 11.8k number1999: 12.0k number2000: 11.7k number2002: 12.7k number2004: 15.9k number2005: 15.9k number2006: 16.8k number2007: 17.7k number2008: 19.1k number2009: 20.1k number2010: 21.3k number2011: 22.4k number2012: 23.0k number2013: 24.1k number2014: 24.7k number2015: 25.2k number2016: 25.3k number2017: 25.6k number2018: 26.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Canada is 25,986 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Canada peaked at 25,986 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,706 number, in 2000.

Canada ranks 15th of 131 countries on this measure, 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 11,907 number 11,822 number 11,992 number 2
2000s 16,250 number 11,706 number 20,100 number 8
2010s 24,175 number 21,288 number 25,986 number 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 12 Korea 30,047 number compare
  2. 13 Australia 28,584 number compare
  3. 14 Japan 27,241 number compare
  4. 16 Poland 22,686 number compare
  5. 17 Mexico 21,328 number compare
  6. 18 Egypt 21,145 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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All data for Canada β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Canada?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Canada was 25,986 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 25,986 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 11,706 number in 2000.
How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Canada ranks 15th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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