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Canada: elementary/secondary school enrollment 2015/16, by province

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada in 2015/16, by province

The data displays the total number of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in Canada in the academic year 2015/16, distinguished by province. In the academic year 2015/16, about 2 million students were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in Ontario. At this time, there were a total of around 4.75 million students enrolled in public elementary or secondary schools in Canada, a slight increase from previous years. With a primary school enrollment rate of 99.5% in 2017, Canada is one of the countries with the highest share of students in primary schools.

Ontario 1993431
Quebec 890883
Alberta 640869
British Columbia 545253
Manitoba 181023
Saskatchewan 175755
Nova Scotia 118152
New Brunswick 97911
Newfoundland and Labrador 66654
Prince Edward Island 19713
Nunavut 10026
Northwest Territories 8301
Yukon 5220