School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Canada
Canada: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 1.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Canada stood at 1.10 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Canada peaked at 1.16 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 2003.
That places Canada 22nd out of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.10 million | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.10 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 7.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 million | 1.01 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million | 1.14 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 1.10 million | 1.15 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Canada?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Canada was 1.10 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release