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

Latest (2020)
193,146 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
223,450 number
in 1970
All-time low
171,675 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Canada, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 58 Korea 221,034 number compare
  2. 59 Spain 218,429 number compare
  3. 60 Guatemala 193,788 number compare
  4. 62 Kazakhstan 191,218 number compare
  5. 63 Poland 189,156 number compare
  6. 64 Guinea 182,022 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.