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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Canada, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
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.