School age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada

Canada: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 595,871 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
595,871 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
55th
of 205 countries
All-time high
906,405 number
in 2008
All-time low
586,859 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Canada recorded 595,871 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada peaked at 906,405 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 586,859 number, in 1992.

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, male in Canada, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Canada, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 629,916 number
1971 647,281 number +2.8%
1972 668,856 number +3.3%
1973 687,517 number +2.8%
1974 702,527 number +2.2%
1975 714,631 number +1.7%
1976 724,117 number +1.3%
1977 733,413 number +1.3%
1978 741,696 number +1.1%
1979 745,965 number +0.6%
1980 740,741 number -0.7%
1981 722,088 number -2.5%
1982 696,239 number -3.6%
1983 665,216 number -4.5%
1984 635,276 number -4.5%
1985 611,023 number -3.8%
1986 596,397 number -2.4%
1987 590,157 number -1.0%
1988 587,928 number -0.4%
1989 586,894 number -0.2%
1990 586,950 number +0.0%
1991 586,879 number -0.0%
1992 586,859 number -0.0%
1993 589,276 number +0.4%
1994 594,491 number +0.9%
1995 601,807 number +1.2%
1996 609,539 number +1.3%
1997 615,429 number +1.0%
1998 622,850 number +1.2%
1999 631,366 number +1.4%
2000 639,152 number +1.2%
2001 644,261 number +0.8%
2002 648,323 number +0.6%
2003 651,430 number +0.5%
2004 872,122 number +33.9%
2005 880,198 number +0.9%
2006 888,855 number +1.0%
2007 900,317 number +1.3%
2008 906,405 number +0.7%
2009 904,962 number -0.2%
2010 895,698 number -1.0%
2011 879,805 number -1.8%
2012 668,290 number -24.0%
2013 662,307 number -0.9%
2014 653,992 number -1.3%
2015 644,084 number -1.5%
2016 633,300 number -1.7%
2017 625,175 number -1.3%
2018 614,367 number -1.7%
2019 602,935 number -1.9%
2020 595,871 number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 699,592 number 629,916 number 745,965 number 10
1980s 643,196 number 586,894 number 740,741 number 10
1990s 602,545 number 586,859 number 631,366 number 10
2000s 793,602 number 639,152 number 906,405 number 10
2010s 687,995 number 602,935 number 895,698 number 10
2020s 595,871 number 595,871 number 595,871 number 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 52 Zimbabwe 664,650 number compare
  2. 53 Mali 654,922 number compare
  3. 54 Zambia 638,969 number compare
  4. 56 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 585,887 number compare
  5. 57 Chad 539,602 number compare
  6. 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 527,777 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada was 595,871 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 906,405 number in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 586,859 number in 1992.
How does Canada rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Canada ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.