Over-age students, primary, male in Canada
Canada: Over-age students, primary, male was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Canada, 1982–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Canada stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Canada peaked at 5.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Canada 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, male in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.1% | — |
| 1983 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -74.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 188 Japan 0.0%
- 188 Norway 0.0% compare
- 188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Canada?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Canada was 0.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Canada rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Canada ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.