School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Canada
Canada: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 193,142 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Canada, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 193,142 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Canada peaked at 432,909 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 169,663 number, in 2008.
That places Canada 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 432,909 number | — |
| 1971 | 421,661 number | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 404,784 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 384,542 number | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 364,489 number | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 349,191 number | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 343,942 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 341,133 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 342,521 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 346,047 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 348,669 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 346,569 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 347,481 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 348,691 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 350,252 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 352,323 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 354,992 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 358,819 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 363,184 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 367,823 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 372,373 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 376,521 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 379,442 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 381,180 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 382,283 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 383,532 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 385,829 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 388,331 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 195,498 number | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 196,215 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 195,819 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 193,582 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 189,860 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 184,697 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 179,032 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 174,143 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 171,588 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 169,976 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 169,663 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 170,535 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 172,326 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 174,620 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 178,070 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 182,871 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 188,285 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 193,199 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 196,195 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 196,340 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 195,006 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 193,142 number | -1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 193,142 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 3.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -49.7% | 388,331 number | 195,498 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 373,122 number | 341,133 number | 432,909 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 353,880 number | 346,569 number | 367,823 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 344,120 number | 195,498 number | 388,331 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,890 number | 169,663 number | 195,819 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,005 number | 172,326 number | 196,340 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, female in Canada?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Canada was 193,142 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 432,909 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,663 number in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Canada ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.