School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada
Canada: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 2.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada is 2.28 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada peaked at 2.36 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.06 million, in 2005.
That places Canada 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.20 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.29 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.33 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.28 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 million | 2.06 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.22 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.28 million | 2.36 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Canada was 2.28 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release