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Canadian students: Canadian provinces ranked (2024–25)

Measure: Canadian students. All 10 provinces and territories with data in Postsecondary enrolment by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024/2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0018-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 1,801,503 (Canada).

Lowest: 6,756 to 23,463
Group 2: 23,463 to 50,715
Group 3: 50,715 to 186,078
Group 4: 186,078 to 484,731
Highest: 484,731 to 708,960

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	708,960
2	Quebec	484,731
3	British Columbia	217,839
4	Alberta	186,078
5	Manitoba	53,079
6	Saskatchewan	50,715
7	Nova Scotia	47,766
8	New Brunswick	23,463
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	20,784
10	Prince Edward Island	6,756

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0018-01: Postsecondary enrolments, by registration status, institution type, status of student in Canada and gender. Reference period: 2024/2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by Canadian students (2024/2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0018-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-canadian-students/

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