Higher Education Trend Report: Enrolment Outlook

Education & Skills

March 3, 2025

Skills and Workforce Development

9 min read

Author: The Conference Board of Canada

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This research examines post-secondary enrolment trends for students and institutions in a variety of areas, including summaries by region, gender, international origin, and fields of study as well as government policy and comparative global rankings.

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Higher Education Trend Report

In this research, we examine post-secondary enrolment trends for students and institutions based on the most recent data from Statistics Canada and UNESCO.

Enrolment in post-secondary education has continued to increase in recent years, but current federal government policy changes are set to stifle this trend. How sharply and how soon will those effects be felt? What fields of study are most popular generally, and which areas are experiencing surging enrolments? How strong will the international contingent be going forward, and in what regions will enrolment be dominant? Where does Canada stand compared to other high-income countries with respect to growth in post-secondary enrolment?

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