School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada
Canada: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 208,394 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Canada recorded 208,394 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Canada peaked at 209,752 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 179,004, in 2008.
That places Canada 64th 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 entry in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 202,458 | — |
| 2001 | 201,091 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 195,807 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 188,784 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 183,866 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 182,827 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 181,352 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 179,327 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 179,004 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 181,375 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 183,032 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 185,252 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 191,069 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 197,267 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 201,070 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 202,214 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 201,354 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 202,515 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 205,580 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 207,110 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 209,005 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 209,752 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 209,069 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 208,604 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 209,234 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 208,394 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 187,589 | 179,004 | 202,458 | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,646 | 183,032 | 207,110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 209,010 | 208,394 | 209,752 | 6 |
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More education data for Canada
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
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 208,394 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 209,752 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,004 in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Canada ranks 64th 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 3.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release