School age population, tertiary education, female in Canada
Canada: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.13 million number in 2018. ▬ Flat
School age population, tertiary education, female in Canada, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.13 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Canada peaked at 1.21 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 935,919 number, in 1970.
Canada ranks 49th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million number | 935,919 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 975,171 number | 964,345 number | 995,827 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 998,981 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.18 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Canada?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Canada was 1.13 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 935,919 number in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.