School age population, primary education, female in Canada
Canada: School age population, primary education, female was 1.16 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Canada stood at 1.16 million number.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Canada peaked at 1.35 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 1985.
That places Canada 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.16 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Canada?
- School age population, primary education, female in Canada was 1.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Canada ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.