Student enrollment in postsecondary institutions in Canada 2022, by program type

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025
In 2022, around 1.1 million students were enrolled in an undergraduate program in Canada. In the same year, there were 88,473 students enrolled in pre-university programs in Canada.

Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada in 2021/22, by program type

Type of programNumber of students
Undergraduate program 1,116,897
Career, technical or professional training program 501,698
Graduate program (second cycle) 176,787
Pre-university program 88,473
Non-program (non-credit) 63,024
Graduate program (third cycle) 61,797
Non-program (credit, undergraduate) 47,403
Post career, technical or professional training program 41,763
Post-baccalaureate non-graduate program 26,478
Basic education and skills program 22,038
Health-related residency program 17,499
Qualifying program for career, technical or pre-university 14,856
Non-program (credit, other postsecondary) 11,784
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Type of programNumber of students1,116,8971,116,897501,698501,698176,787176,78788,47388,47363,02463,02461,79761,79747,40347,40341,76341,76326,47826,47822,03822,03817,49917,49914,85614,85611,78411,7842,0882,0881,9831,9831,9351,9351831836633Undergraduate programCareer, technical or professional training programGraduate program (second cycle)Pre-university programNon-program (non-credit)Graduate program (third cycle)Non-program (credit, undergraduate)Post career, technical or professional training programPost-baccalaureate non-graduate programBasic education and skills programHealth-related residency programQualifying program for career, technical or pre-universityNon-program (credit, other postsecondary)Non-program (credit, graduate)Undergraduate qualifying programOther programsGraduate qualifying program (second cycle)Graduate program (above the third cycle)Graduate qualifying program (third cycle)
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November 2022

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Survey time period

2021 to 2022

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Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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