School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Canada
Canada: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 599,337 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 599,337 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Canada peaked at 733,857 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 399,946 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, male (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 676,714 number | — |
| 1971 | 691,249 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 706,300 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 717,305 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 724,870 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 730,771 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 733,857 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 729,384 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 712,425 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 686,461 number | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 655,603 number | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 624,639 number | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 601,586 number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 587,370 number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 579,298 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 573,343 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 567,471 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 566,943 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 568,645 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 570,916 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 572,660 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 573,948 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 581,023 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 589,568 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 597,810 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 605,139 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 611,565 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 618,395 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 624,285 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 628,380 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 630,090 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 630,232 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 635,846 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 643,490 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 434,118 number | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 437,622 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 439,266 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 436,338 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 428,703 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 419,397 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 409,641 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 399,946 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 605,925 number | +51.5% |
| 2013 | 602,222 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 597,018 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 587,832 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 575,636 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 573,766 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 579,275 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 589,004 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 599,337 number | +1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 599,337 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 84,915 number, 7.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (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 | +51.5% | 399,946 number | 605,925 number |
| 2004 | -32.5% | 643,490 number | 434,118 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 710,934 number | 676,714 number | 733,857 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 589,581 number | 566,943 number | 655,603 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 600,277 number | 572,660 number | 628,380 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 513,510 number | 419,397 number | 643,490 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 552,026 number | 399,946 number | 605,925 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 599,337 number | 599,337 number | 599,337 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, male in Canada?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Canada was 599,337 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 733,857 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,946 number in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.