School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Canada
Canada: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 1.14 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 1977
All-time low
1.10 million number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Canada stood at 1.14 million number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Canada peaked at 1.40 million number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 1990.
Canada ranks 59th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.29 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.40 million number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.40 million number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.39 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.37 million number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million number | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million number | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million number | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.15 million number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million number | +0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.14 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 7.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1 |
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, secondary education, female in Canada?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Canada was 1.14 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Canada ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.