School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada
Canada: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 495,018 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Canada recorded 495,018 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada peaked at 498,328 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 430,146, in 2021.
That places Canada 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 430,339 | — |
| 2001 | 433,203 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 440,336 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 446,455 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 451,020 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 449,872 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 446,491 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 450,281 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 461,357 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 472,904 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 475,497 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 473,836 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 474,606 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 474,894 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 473,489 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 466,220 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 458,047 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 459,087 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 463,502 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 462,795 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 459,030 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 430,146 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 447,731 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 473,655 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 498,328 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 495,018 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 448,226 | 430,339 | 472,904 | 10 |
| 2010s | 468,197 | 458,047 | 475,497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 467,318 | 430,146 | 498,328 | 6 |
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More education data for Canada
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Canada was 495,018 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 498,328 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,146 in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Canada ranks 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release