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Table 1 University enrolment by registration status, program level and gender

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University enrolment by registration status, program level and gender
  2005/2006r 2006/2007r 2007/2008r 2008/2009 2007/2008 to 2008/2009
  number % change
Total1,2 1,050,225 1,066,905 1,072,488 1,112,370 3.7
Male 443,136 449,697 455,235 471,408 3.6
Female 606,720 616,953 617,022 640,674 3.8
Full-time1,2 780,567 792,768 796,245 828,216 4.0
Male 338,421 342,888 346,578 360,663 4.1
Female 442,017 449,721 449,526 467,442 4.0
Part-time1,2 269,658 274,140 276,240 284,154 2.9
Male 104,715 106,809 108,657 110,748 1.9
Female 164,700 167,232 167,499 173,232 3.4
Undergraduate level1 803,799 814,233 812,820 822,501 1.2
Full-time1 645,813 653,115 649,887 662,610 2.0
Male 272,145 275,022 276,216 281,985 2.1
Female 373,623 378,021 373,572 380,559 1.9
Part-time1 157,986 161,115 162,933 159,891 -1.9
Male 61,008 62,997 64,188 63,177 -1.6
Female 96,924 98,088 98,718 96,672 -2.1
Graduate level1 153,969 158,922 166,848 170,076 1.9
Full-time1 111,591 116,241 122,877 127,527 3.8
Male 55,974 57,672 60,012 61,662 2.7
Female 55,566 58,494 62,832 65,841 4.8
Part-time1 42,378 42,684 43,971 42,549 -3.2
Male 18,111 17,736 18,282 17,271 -5.5
Female 24,258 24,939 25,680 25,257 -1.6
revised
Includes sex unknown.
Includes the other educational activities offered in universities.
Note(s):
Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to a multiple of 3. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.