School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Canada
Canada: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 595,871 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Canada, 1970–2020
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 (number) in Canada, year by year
| 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% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 595,871 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 9.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | +33.9% | 651,430 number | 872,122 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.