Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Canada
Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 25,986 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Canada, 1998–2018
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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11,822 number | — |
| 1999 | 11,992 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,706 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12,688 number | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 15,912 number | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 15,933 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16,824 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 17,739 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 19,095 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 20,100 number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21,288 number | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 22,374 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 23,043 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 24,051 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 24,720 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 25,238 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25,255 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 25,618 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 25,986 number | +1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 25,986 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,388 number, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) 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 | +25.4% | 12,688 number | 15,912 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.