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Postsecondary students: Canadian provinces ranked (2024–25)

Measure: Postsecondary 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: 2,345,775 (Canada).

Lowest: 9,549 to 32,136
Group 2: 32,136 to 62,421
Group 3: 62,421 to 227,085
Group 4: 227,085 to 560,715
Highest: 560,715 to 1,005,519

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	1,005,519
2	Quebec	560,715
3	British Columbia	291,930
4	Alberta	227,085
5	Manitoba	67,239
6	Saskatchewan	62,421
7	Nova Scotia	61,689
8	New Brunswick	32,136
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	25,935
10	Prince Edward Island	9,549

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 postsecondary 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-postsecondary-students/

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