School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Canada
Canada: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 609,468 number | — |
| 1971 | 625,499 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 646,520 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 663,686 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 676,536 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 686,475 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 694,638 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 704,449 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 712,489 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 715,652 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 709,220 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 690,129 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 664,540 number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 633,776 number | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 603,671 number | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 579,154 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 564,716 number | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 561,041 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 559,743 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 557,974 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 556,324 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 554,937 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 556,595 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 559,418 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 563,471 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 568,688 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 574,648 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 581,763 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 589,584 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 597,445 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 604,157 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 608,678 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 614,516 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 617,868 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 825,518 number | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 831,620 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 839,703 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 853,509 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 862,221 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 862,756 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 854,754 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 839,516 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 636,950 number | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 629,639 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 619,699 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 608,022 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 595,899 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 590,157 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 581,874 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 572,842 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 567,712 number | -0.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 567,712 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 9.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +33.6% | 617,868 number | 825,518 number |
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
- 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, 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.