School age population, early childhood education, female in Canada
Canada: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.11 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
39th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.15 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.01 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Canada stood at 1.11 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Canada peaked at 1.15 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 2005.
Canada ranks 39th of 207 countries on this measure, 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, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.11 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 1.01 million | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.08 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 1.11 million | 1.15 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0807 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 564,540 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.84 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,008 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,037 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.2105 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Canada?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Canada was 1.11 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release