School age population, upper secondary education, female in Canada
Canada: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 567,712 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 567,712 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Canada peaked at 862,756 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 554,937 number, in 1991.
Canada ranks 55th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 673,541 number | 609,468 number | 715,652 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 612,396 number | 557,974 number | 709,220 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 570,287 number | 554,937 number | 597,445 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,055 number | 604,157 number | 862,756 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,935 number | 572,842 number | 854,754 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 567,712 number | 567,712 number | 567,712 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, female in Canada?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Canada was 567,712 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 862,756 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,937 number in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.