Enrolment in primary education, male in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in primary education, male was 1.23 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.23 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.46 million number
in 1971
All-time low
1.10 million number
in 2011
Years of data
44
1971–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Canada, 1971–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1971199420181971: 1.5M number1972: 1.4M number1973: 1.4M number1974: 1.3M number1975: 1.3M number1976: 1.2M number1977: 1.2M number1978: 1.2M number1979: 1.1M number1980: 1.1M number1981: 1.1M number1982: 1.2M number1983: 1.2M number1984: 1.2M number1985: 1.2M number1986: 1.2M number1987: 1.2M number1988: 1.2M number1989: 1.2M number1990: 1.2M number1991: 1.2M number1992: 1.2M number1993: 1.2M number1994: 1.2M number1995: 1.2M number1996: 1.3M number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.3M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in primary education, male in Canada stood at 1.23 million number.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Canada peaked at 1.46 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 2011.

That places Canada 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Canada, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 1.46 million number
1972 1.43 million number -2.2%
1973 1.39 million number -3.2%
1974 1.33 million number -3.7%
1975 1.31 million number -2.2%
1976 1.25 million number -4.3%
1977 1.21 million number -3.1%
1978 1.18 million number -2.8%
1979 1.15 million number -2.5%
1980 1.13 million number -1.5%
1981 1.12 million number -1.0%
1982 1.19 million number +6.0%
1983 1.18 million number -0.7%
1984 1.17 million number -0.9%
1985 1.16 million number -0.4%
1986 1.17 million number +0.4%
1987 1.18 million number +0.6%
1988 1.19 million number +0.9%
1989 1.21 million number +1.9%
1990 1.21 million number -0.0%
1991 1.23 million number +1.7%
1992 1.24 million number +0.8%
1993 1.24 million number +0.1%
1994 1.24 million number +0.1%
1995 1.25 million number +0.4%
1996 1.26 million number +1.5%
1998 1.23 million number -2.5%
1999 1.24 million number +0.9%
2000 1.26 million number +1.1%
2004 1.23 million number -2.3%
2005 1.19 million number -2.9%
2006 1.18 million number -0.7%
2007 1.16 million number -2.0%
2008 1.13 million number -2.7%
2009 1.12 million number -0.4%
2010 1.11 million number -1.2%
2011 1.10 million number -0.6%
2012 1.12 million number +1.2%
2013 1.13 million number +1.0%
2014 1.15 million number +1.8%
2015 1.18 million number +2.5%
2016 1.19 million number +0.9%
2017 1.21 million number +2.0%
2018 1.23 million number +1.8%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 1.23 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 135,298 number, 9.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.30 million number 1.15 million number 1.46 million number 9
1980s 1.17 million number 1.12 million number 1.21 million number 10
1990s 1.24 million number 1.21 million number 1.26 million number 9
2000s 1.18 million number 1.12 million number 1.26 million number 7
2010s 1.16 million number 1.10 million number 1.23 million number 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 56 Mali 1.32 million number compare
  2. 57 Uzbekistan 1.29 million number compare
  3. 58 Rwanda 1.27 million number compare
  4. 60 Guatemala 1.22 million number compare
  5. 61 Poland 1.17 million number compare
  6. 62 Australia 1.15 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Canada?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Canada was 1.23 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2011.
How does Canada rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Canada ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.