Secondary education, pupils in Canada
Canada: Secondary education, pupils was 2.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Canada, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Canada is 2.70 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Canada peaked at 2.73 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 1987.
Canada ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
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 | 2.42 million | 2.25 million | 2.56 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.62 million | 2.52 million | 2.67 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.65 million | 2.58 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.70 million | 2.68 million | 2.72 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Canada?
- Secondary education, pupils in Canada was 2.70 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.