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Students, regular programs for youth: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Students, regular programs for youth. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023/2024.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01. 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
2026-11-03
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National value: 5,683,935 (Canada).

British Columbia: 694,380Alberta: 786,399Saskatchewan: 202,530Manitoba: 214,515Ontario: 2,261,421Quebec: 1,163,733New Brunswick: 110,013Yukon: 6,285Nunavut: 10,923Newfoundland and Labrador: 65,010Nova Scotia: 137,757Northwest Territories: 8,406Prince Edward Island: 22,566
  • Lowest: 6,285 to 10,923
  • Group 2: 10,923 to 110,013
  • Group 3: 110,013 to 202,530
  • Group 4: 202,530 to 786,399
  • Highest: 786,399 to 2,261,421
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.

1Ontario2,261,421
2Quebec1,163,733
3Alberta786,399
4British Columbia694,380
5Manitoba214,515
6Saskatchewan202,530
7Nova Scotia137,757
8New Brunswick110,013
9Newfoundland and Labrador65,010
10Prince Edward Island22,566
11Nunavut10,923
12Northwest Territories8,406
13Yukon6,285

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01: Number of students in elementary and secondary schools, by school type and program type. Reference period: 2023/2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by students, regular programs for youth (2023/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-students-regular-programs-for-youth/

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