School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Canada
Canada: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 202,198 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Canada, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Canada is 202,198 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Canada peaked at 454,566 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 179,499 number, in 2007.
Canada ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (School) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 454,566 number | — |
| 1971 | 441,940 number | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 424,376 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 403,284 number | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 382,367 number | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 366,442 number | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 361,102 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 358,835 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 360,894 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 365,043 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 367,980 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 365,574 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 366,075 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 367,144 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 368,847 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 371,338 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 374,659 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 378,567 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 382,976 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 387,652 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 392,246 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 396,498 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 399,118 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 400,366 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 401,013 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 402,142 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 404,957 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 407,525 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 205,167 number | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 206,014 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 205,657 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 203,247 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 199,230 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 193,765 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 187,891 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 183,006 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 180,788 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 179,499 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 179,589 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 180,893 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 183,064 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 185,603 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 188,697 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 192,954 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 197,781 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 202,255 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 205,172 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 205,257 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 203,961 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 202,198 number | -0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 202,198 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 3.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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% | 407,525 number | 205,167 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 391,885 number | 358,835 number | 454,566 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 373,081 number | 365,574 number | 387,652 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 361,505 number | 205,167 number | 407,525 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,356 number | 179,499 number | 205,657 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 196,694 number | 183,064 number | 205,257 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, male in Canada?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Canada was 202,198 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 454,566 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,499 number in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Canada ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, 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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.