Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada

Canada: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 202,230 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
202,230 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
62nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
234,295 number
in 1970
All-time low
181,683 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Canada recorded 202,230 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada peaked at 234,295 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 181,683 number, in 2008.

Canada ranks 62nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Canada, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 234,295 number
1971 230,975 number -1.4%
1972 225,582 number -2.3%
1973 216,999 number -3.8%
1974 206,886 number -4.7%
1975 196,912 number -4.8%
1976 189,277 number -3.9%
1977 184,531 number -2.5%
1978 182,598 number -1.0%
1979 182,515 number -0.0%
1980 183,330 number +0.4%
1981 183,530 number +0.1%
1982 183,227 number -0.2%
1983 183,293 number +0.0%
1984 183,747 number +0.2%
1985 184,670 number +0.5%
1986 186,091 number +0.8%
1987 187,960 number +1.0%
1988 190,178 number +1.2%
1989 192,573 number +1.3%
1990 195,011 number +1.3%
1991 197,377 number +1.2%
1992 199,476 number +1.1%
1993 200,720 number +0.6%
1994 201,397 number +0.3%
1995 201,912 number +0.3%
1996 202,747 number +0.4%
1997 203,906 number +0.6%
1998 205,421 number +0.7%
1999 206,746 number +0.6%
2000 207,345 number +0.3%
2001 206,502 number -0.4%
2002 204,086 number -1.2%
2003 199,687 number -2.2%
2004 194,291 number -2.7%
2005 188,967 number -2.7%
2006 185,128 number -2.0%
2007 182,710 number -1.3%
2008 181,683 number -0.6%
2009 181,872 number +0.1%
2010 183,105 number +0.7%
2011 185,011 number +1.0%
2012 186,886 number +1.0%
2013 190,355 number +1.9%
2014 194,705 number +2.3%
2015 199,385 number +2.4%
2016 203,435 number +2.0%
2017 204,921 number +0.7%
2018 204,629 number -0.1%
2019 203,415 number -0.6%
2020 202,230 number -0.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 202,230 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 8.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 205,057 number 182,515 number 234,295 number 10
1980s 185,860 number 183,227 number 192,573 number 10
1990s 201,471 number 195,011 number 206,746 number 10
2000s 193,227 number 181,683 number 207,345 number 10
2010s 195,585 number 183,105 number 204,921 number 10
2020s 202,230 number 202,230 number 202,230 number 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 59 Zimbabwe 226,168 number compare
  2. 60 Guatemala 202,411 number compare
  3. 61 Kazakhstan 202,264 number compare
  4. 63 Poland 198,952 number compare
  5. 64 Guinea 184,302 number compare
  6. 65 Cambodia 179,595 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada was 202,230 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 234,295 number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 181,683 number in 2008.
How does Canada rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Canada ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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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Male 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.