Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada
Canada: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 193,146 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada stood at 193,146 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada peaked at 223,450 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 171,675 number, in 2009.
Canada ranks 61st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 223,450 number | — |
| 1971 | 220,335 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 215,124 number | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 206,881 number | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 197,206 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 187,690 number | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 180,413 number | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 175,638 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 173,534 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 173,217 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 173,808 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 173,920 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 173,893 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 174,098 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 174,562 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 175,343 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 176,466 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 178,206 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 180,301 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 182,608 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 184,980 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 187,283 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 189,407 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 190,809 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 191,708 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 192,378 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 193,167 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 194,372 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 195,796 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 196,980 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 197,475 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 196,668 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 194,503 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 190,378 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 185,234 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 180,008 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 176,000 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 173,322 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 171,916 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 171,675 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 172,479 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 174,029 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 176,089 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 179,974 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 184,866 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 190,043 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 194,359 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 195,975 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 195,705 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 194,433 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 193,146 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 195,349 number | 173,217 number | 223,450 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,320 number | 173,808 number | 182,608 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 191,688 number | 184,980 number | 196,980 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,718 number | 171,675 number | 197,475 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,795 number | 172,479 number | 195,975 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,146 number | 193,146 number | 193,146 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada was 193,146 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 223,450 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,675 number in 2009.
- How does Canada rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.