Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Canada

Canada: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 27,469 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27,469 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 131 countries
All-time high
27,469 number
in 2018
All-time low
14,785 number
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Canada, 1998–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820181998: 14.8k number2004: 18.8k number2005: 18.8k number2006: 19.9k number2007: 20.6k number2008: 22.2k number2009: 22.9k number2010: 24.2k number2011: 25.2k number2012: 25.6k number2013: 26.7k number2014: 26.8k number2015: 27.3k number2016: 27.1k number2017: 27.3k number2018: 27.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Canada stood at 27,469 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Canada peaked at 27,469 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,785 number, in 1998.

That places Canada 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Canada, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 14,785 number
2004 18,804 number +27.2%
2005 18,837 number +0.2%
2006 19,881 number +5.5%
2007 20,622 number +3.7%
2008 22,164 number +7.5%
2009 22,860 number +3.1%
2010 24,153 number +5.7%
2011 25,242 number +4.5%
2012 25,569 number +1.3%
2013 26,721 number +4.5%
2014 26,832 number +0.4%
2015 27,319 number +1.8%
2016 27,130 number -0.7%
2017 27,299 number +0.6%
2018 27,469 number +0.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 27,469 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,037 number, 6.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +27.2% 14,785 number 18,804 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,785 number 14,785 number 14,785 number 1
2000s 20,528 number 18,804 number 22,860 number 6
2010s 26,415 number 24,153 number 27,469 number 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 13 France 35,005 number compare
  2. 14 Indonesia 27,840 number compare
  3. 15 Australia 27,526 number compare
  4. 17 Malaysia 24,041 number compare
  5. 18 Egypt 23,887 number compare
  6. 19 Mexico 22,416 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Canada?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Canada was 27,469 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 27,469 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 14,785 number in 1998.
How does Canada rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Canada ranks 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.