School age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada

Canada: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 775,524 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
775,524 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 92 countries
All-time high
802,776 number
in 2016
All-time low
686,194 number
in 2006
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 797.6k number1999: 795.7k number2000: 778.8k number2001: 764.0k number2002: 740.4k number2003: 714.7k number2004: 692.2k number2005: 689.3k number2006: 686.2k number2007: 688.0k number2008: 695.0k number2009: 706.0k number2010: 717.8k number2011: 731.5k number2012: 750.8k number2013: 772.5k number2014: 792.3k number2015: 797.4k number2016: 802.8k number2017: 794.7k number2018: 783.9k number2019: 775.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada stood at 775,524 number.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada peaked at 802,776 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 686,194 number, in 2006.

That places Canada 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 796,638 number 795,703 number 797,572 number 2
2000s 715,472 number 686,194 number 778,825 number 10
2010s 771,919 number 717,798 number 802,776 number 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 25 South Korea 808,340 number compare
  2. 26 Guinea 796,289 number compare
  3. 27 Kazakhstan 779,462 number compare
  4. 29 Haiti 764,381 number compare
  5. 30 North Korea 689,532 number compare
  6. 31 Chile 686,847 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Canada was 775,524 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 802,776 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 686,194 number in 2006.
How does Canada rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Canada ranks 28th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/