Canada: university/college enrollment 2020/21, by gender and field of study

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025
This statistic shows the total number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada in the academic year 2020/21, distinguished by gender and field of study. In 2020/21, around 150,000 women were enrolled in the field of Humanities in Canada.

Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada in 2020/21, by gender and field of study

Field of studyMenWomen
Business, management and public administration 197,433 223,521
Social and behavioural sciences and law 87,513 211,116
Health and related fields 68,328 203,607
Humanities 96,576 150,045
Physical and life sciences and technologies 75,072 106,437
Education 21,960 74,736
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 176,814 53,340
Visual and performing arts and communications technologies 30,549 48,570
Unclassified11 23,169 39,609
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 87,357 32,481
Other 10 21,993 29,958
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,381 23,784
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 14,466 18,783
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Field of studyNumber of studentsMenWomenBusiness, management and public administrationSocial and behavioural sciences and lawHealth and related fieldsHumanitiesPhysical and life sciences and technologiesEducationArchitecture, engineering and related technologiesVisual and performing arts and communications technologiesUnclassified11Mathematics, computer and information sciencesOther 10Personal, protective and transportation servicesAgriculture, natural resources and conservationPersonal improvement and leisure
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November 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

academic year 2020/21

Supplementary notes

Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, academic year 2020/21. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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