Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 2.52 million in 2017. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.52 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2017.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 2.62 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 1987.
Canada ranks 39th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.53 million | — |
| 1972 | 2.58 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.60 million | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.58 million | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.60 million | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.59 million | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.59 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.54 million | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.47 million | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.39 million | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.32 million | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.34 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.32 million | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.32 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.29 million | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.25 million | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.24 million | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.24 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.29 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.40 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.47 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.62 million | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.52 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 million | 2.47 million | 2.60 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.30 million | 2.24 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 million | 2.25 million | 2.51 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million | 2.52 million | 2.62 million | 6 |
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More education data for Canada
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,008 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,037 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.2105 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 808,725 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada?
- Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Canada was 2.52 million in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.