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International share of university students: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: International students' share of university enrolments (%, derived). All 10 provinces and territories with data in International students in colleges and universities by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024/2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0086-01. 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: 2026-11-04

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National value: 18.5 (Canada).

Lowest: 13.1 to 18 %
Group 2: 18 to 19.8 %
Group 3: 19.8 to 23.3 %
Group 4: 23.3 to 26 %
Highest: 26 to 33.4 %

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	Prince Edward Island	33.4
2	Nova Scotia	26
3	British Columbia	24.1
4	Newfoundland and Labrador	23.3
4	New Brunswick	23.3
6	Manitoba	19.8
7	Saskatchewan	18.1
8	Quebec	18
9	Ontario	17.3
10	Alberta	13.1

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0086-01: Postsecondary enrolments, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship and gender. Reference period: 2024/2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by international students' share of university enrolments (%, derived) (2024/2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0086-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-universities/

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