Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 635,320 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
635,320 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
52nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
651,474 number
in 1996
All-time low
400,022 number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1981–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Canada, 1981–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1981199920181981: 598.6k number1993: 622.3k number1994: 631.4k number1995: 642.2k number1996: 651.5k number1998: 620.8k number1999: 627.4k number2000: 621.2k number2004: 446.4k number2005: 435.8k number2006: 435.5k number2007: 432.9k number2008: 435.5k number2009: 426.7k number2010: 411.9k number2011: 400.0k number2012: 607.9k number2013: 600.0k number2014: 595.0k number2015: 592.6k number2016: 623.4k number2017: 627.5k number2018: 635.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Canada recorded 635,320 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Canada peaked at 651,474 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 400,022 number, in 2011.

Canada ranks 52nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 598,583 number 598,583 number 598,583 number 1
1990s 632,597 number 620,821 number 651,474 number 6
2000s 461,996 number 426,662 number 621,242 number 7
2010s 565,953 number 400,022 number 635,320 number 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 49 Sri Lanka 698,052 number compare
  2. 50 Malaysia 685,357 number compare
  3. 51 Yemen 673,008 number compare
  4. 53 Sudan 584,062 number compare
  5. 54 Poland 566,551 number compare
  6. 55 Madagascar 538,429 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places β†’

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All data for Canada β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Canada?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Canada was 635,320 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 651,474 number in 1996.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 400,022 number in 2011.
How does Canada rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Canada ranks 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.