In 2021, around 1.2 million women were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada. This is compared to about 931,220 men who were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in that same year.
Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s)
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StatCan. (November 22, 2022). Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/
StatCan. "Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/
StatCan. (2022). Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/
StatCan. "Number of Students Enrolled in Postsecondary Institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/
StatCan, Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], StatCan, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/447858/enrollment-of-postsecondary-students-in-canada-by-gender/