School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Canada
Canada: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.17 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Canada is 1.17 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Canada peaked at 1.44 million number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 780,742 number, in 2011.
That places Canada 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.33 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.42 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.44 million number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.43 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.39 million number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.28 million number | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million number | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million number | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 846,478 number | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 854,407 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 859,152 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 853,857 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 838,388 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 819,469 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 799,995 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 780,742 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million number | +51.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million number | +1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.17 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 161,779 number, 7.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +51.3% | 780,742 number | 1.18 million number |
| 2004 | -32.5% | 1.25 million number | 846,478 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 819,469 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 780,742 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.17 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Canada?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Canada was 1.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 780,742 number in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.