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Private or independent schools: Canadian provinces ranked (2023–24)

Measure: Private or independent schools. All 10 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.

Licence: 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: 8.2 (Canada).

Lowest: 1.4 to 2.2 %
Group 2: 2.2 to 3.4 %
Group 3: 3.4 to 7.4 %
Group 4: 7.4 to 11.8 %
Highest: 11.8 to 13.2 %

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. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.


1	British Columbia	13.2
2	Quebec	11.8
3	Manitoba	7.5
4	Ontario	7.4
5	Alberta	4.9
6	Nova Scotia	3.4
7	Saskatchewan	2.8
8	Prince Edward Island	2.2
9	New Brunswick	1.7
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.4

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 private or independent schools (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-private-or-independent-schools/

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