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In the academic year 2020/21, a total of 512,724 female students aged between 20 and 24 years were enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada. This is compared to 418,092 males in the same age group who were enrolled in that year.

Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada in 2020/21, by age and gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Less than 20 years	226,458	282,933
20 to 24 years	418,092	512,724
25 to 29 years	137,004	176,952
30 to 34 years	59,754	89,568
35 to 39 years	35,322	61,161
40 years and over	54,198	101,223
Not reported	393	345

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November 2022

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Canada

Survey time period

2020 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data for 'Unknown gender' is not presented here.

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