School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Canada
Canada: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 199,464 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada is 199,464, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada peaked at 199,702 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 169,099, in 2007.
That places Canada 63rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 192,131 | — |
| 2001 | 191,847 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 186,662 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 180,080 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 175,637 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 173,961 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 171,334 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 169,099 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 169,472 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 171,745 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 173,431 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 176,228 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 182,239 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 188,939 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 192,905 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 194,097 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 193,468 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 194,003 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 195,593 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 196,937 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 198,842 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 199,480 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 198,731 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 198,434 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 199,702 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 199,464 | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 199,464 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,474, 10.2× the median. (80 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178,197 | 169,099 | 192,131 | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,784 | 173,431 | 196,937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,109 | 198,434 | 199,702 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Canada?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada was 199,464 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 199,702 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,099 in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Canada ranks 63rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release