School age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada
Canada: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 571,872 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada is 571,872 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada peaked at 701,160 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 380,796 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, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 650,140 number | — |
| 1971 | 662,680 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 676,322 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 686,130 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 692,993 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 698,444 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 701,160 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 696,569 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 679,971 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 654,884 number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 625,097 number | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 594,944 number | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 571,942 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 557,594 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 549,852 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 545,043 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 540,861 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 540,208 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 540,606 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 541,730 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 543,186 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 544,897 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 551,275 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 558,475 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 565,785 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 572,910 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 579,544 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 586,591 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 592,132 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 596,034 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 598,150 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 599,165 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 604,039 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 610,428 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 412,360 number | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 416,785 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 419,886 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 417,519 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 409,685 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 400,072 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 390,354 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 380,796 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 575,146 number | +51.0% |
| 2013 | 569,624 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 563,219 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 553,826 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 542,363 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 542,954 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 550,209 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 560,997 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 571,872 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 679,929 number | 650,140 number | 701,160 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 560,788 number | 540,208 number | 625,097 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 569,083 number | 543,186 number | 596,034 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 488,809 number | 400,072 number | 610,428 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,949 number | 380,796 number | 575,146 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,872 number | 571,872 number | 571,872 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Canada was 571,872 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 701,160 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 380,796 number in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.