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Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory Students in elementary and secondary regular programs for youth by type of school: the shares in public schools, private or independent schools and home-schooling (derived from the published counts), with the total number of students, school year.
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). Chart (4 options): Public schools Private or independent schools Home-schooled Students, regular programs for youth
Public schools (Public schools (%, derived)) Private or independent schools (Private or independent schools (%, derived)) Home-schooled (Home-schooled (%, derived)) Students, regular programs for youth
Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Public schools (%, derived) 13 areas ranked by Public schools (%, derived). Highest: Nunavut (100); lowest: British Columbia (86.2); national value 90.7. Nunavut Nunavut: 100 100 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 98.5 98.5 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 98.2 98.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 96.8 96.8 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 96.6 96.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 95.3 95.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 94.9 94.9 Yukon Yukon: 94.8 94.8 Ontario Ontario: 92.0 92.0 Alberta Alberta: 92.0 92.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.2 90.2 Quebec Quebec: 87.5 87.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 86.2 86.2 National 90.7
Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Public schools (%, derived) 13 areas ranked by Public schools (%, derived). Highest: Nunavut (100); lowest: British Columbia (86.2); national value 90.7. Nunavut Nunavut: 100 100 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 98.5 98.5 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 98.2 98.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 96.8 96.8 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 96.6 96.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 95.3 95.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 94.9 94.9 Yukon Yukon: 94.8 94.8 Ontario Ontario: 92.0 92.0 Alberta Alberta: 92.0 92.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.2 90.2 Quebec Quebec: 87.5 87.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 86.2 86.2 National 90.7
Public schools (%, derived), 2023/2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Public schools (%, derived). Highest: Nunavut (100); lowest: British Columbia (86.2); national value 90.7. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Private or independent schools (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Private or independent schools (%, derived). Highest: British Columbia (13.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (1.4); national value 8.2. British Columbia British Columbia: 13.2 13.2 Quebec Quebec: 11.8 11.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 7.5 7.5 Ontario Ontario: 7.4 7.4 Alberta Alberta: 4.9 4.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 3.4 3.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.8 2.8 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 2.2 2.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1.7 1.7 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.4 1.4 National 8.2
Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Private or independent schools (%, derived) 10 areas ranked by Private or independent schools (%, derived). Highest: British Columbia (13.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (1.4); national value 8.2. British Columbia British Columbia: 13.2 13.2 Quebec Quebec: 11.8 11.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 7.5 7.5 Ontario Ontario: 7.4 7.4 Alberta Alberta: 4.9 4.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 3.4 3.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.8 2.8 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 2.2 2.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1.7 1.7 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.4 1.4 National 8.2
Private or independent schools (%, derived), 2023/2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Private or independent schools (%, derived). Highest: British Columbia (13.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (1.4); national value 8.2. Not shown (no value in the source): Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Home-schooled (%, derived) 12 areas ranked by Home-schooled (%, derived). Highest: Yukon (5.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.3); national value 1.1. Yukon Yukon: 5.2 5.2 Alberta Alberta: 3.1 3.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 2.4 2.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.3 2.3 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 1.6 1.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1.5 1.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 1.3 1.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 1.2 1.2 Quebec Quebec: 0.6 0.6 Ontario Ontario: 0.6 0.6 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.6 0.6 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.3 0.3 National 1.1
Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Home-schooled (%, derived) 12 areas ranked by Home-schooled (%, derived). Highest: Yukon (5.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.3); national value 1.1. Yukon Yukon: 5.2 5.2 Alberta Alberta: 3.1 3.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 2.4 2.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 2.3 2.3 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 1.6 1.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 1.5 1.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 1.3 1.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 1.2 1.2 Quebec Quebec: 0.6 0.6 Ontario Ontario: 0.6 0.6 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.6 0.6 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.3 0.3 National 1.1
Home-schooled (%, derived), 2023/2024, sorted high to low. 12 areas ranked by Home-schooled (%, derived). Highest: Yukon (5.2); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.3); national value 1.1. Not shown (no value in the source): Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Students, regular programs for youth 13 areas ranked by Students, regular programs for youth. Highest: Ontario (2.26M); lowest: Yukon (6,285). Ontario Ontario: 2.26M 2.26M Quebec Quebec: 1.16M 1.16M Alberta Alberta: 786k 786k British Columbia British Columbia: 694k 694k Manitoba Manitoba: 215k 215k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 203k 203k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 138k 138k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 110k 110k Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 65k 65k Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 23k 23k Nunavut Nunavut: 11k 11k Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 8,406 8,406 Yukon Yukon: 6,285 6,285
Public, private and home-schooled students by province and territory: Students, regular programs for youth 13 areas ranked by Students, regular programs for youth. Highest: Ontario (2.26M); lowest: Yukon (6,285). Ontario Ontario: 2.26M 2.26M Quebec Quebec: 1.16M 1.16M Alberta Alberta: 786k 786k British Columbia British Columbia: 694k 694k Manitoba Manitoba: 215k 215k Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 203k 203k Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 138k 138k New Brunswick New Brunswick: 110k 110k Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 65k 65k Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 23k 23k Nunavut Nunavut: 11k 11k Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 8,406 8,406 Yukon Yukon: 6,285 6,285
Students, regular programs for youth, 2023/2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Students, regular programs for youth. Highest: Ontario (2.26M); lowest: Yukon (6,285). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province/territory Public schools (%, derived) Private or independent schools (%, derived) Home-schooled (%, derived) Students, regular programs for youth Canada 90.7 8.2 1.1 5,683,935 Newfoundland and Labrador 98.2 1.4 0.3 65,010 Prince Edward Island 96.6 2.2 1.2 22,566 Nova Scotia 95.3 3.4 1.3 137,757 New Brunswick 96.8 1.7 1.5 110,013 Quebec 87.5 11.8 0.6 1,163,733 Ontario 92 7.4 0.6 2,261,421 Manitoba 90.2 7.5 2.4 214,515 Saskatchewan 94.9 2.8 2.3 202,530 Alberta 92 4.9 3.1 786,399 British Columbia 86.2 13.2 0.6 694,380 Yukon 94.8 5.2 6,285 Northwest Territories 98.5 1.6 8,406 Nunavut 100 10,923
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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