School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada
Canada: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.16 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.77 million number
in 2008
All-time low
1.14 million number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada is 1.16 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada peaked at 1.77 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million number, in 1991.
That places Canada 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.24 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.27 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.40 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.44 million number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.46 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.45 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.41 million number | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.36 million number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million number | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million number | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million number | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million number | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million number | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.37 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.75 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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Canada was 1.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.