This graph shows the total number of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada in the academic year 2020/21, distinguished by grade. In the 2020/21 school year, a total of 365,970 students were enrolled in the ninth grade in Canada.
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada in 2020/21, by grade
Characteristic
Number of students
Junior Kindergarten
147,228
Kindergarten
351,255
Grade 1
366,228
Grade 2
366,879
Grade 3
371,697
Grade 4
371,496
Grade 5
374,556
Grade 6
380,730
Grade 7
373,962
Grade 8
371,577
Grade 9
365,970
Grade 10
355,872
Grade 11
350,268
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of students147,228147,228351,255351,255366,228366,228366,879366,879371,697371,697371,496371,496374,556374,556380,730380,730373,962373,962371,577371,577365,970365,970355,872355,872350,268350,268357,237357,2376,7446,744Junior KindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12Ungraded
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The enrollment count represents the number of students (headcount) in September (or as close as possible thereafter) of the school year.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020-2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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