Table 1 
Number of students in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories 

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Number of students in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories
  2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
  number of studentsnumber of studentsnumber of studentsnumber of studentsnumber of students
Canada 5,044,917 5,047,059 5,048,535 5,052,054 5,068,587
Newfoundland and Labrador  67,830 67,476 67,293 67,167 66,654
Prince Edward Island 20,832 20,406 20,130 19,938 19,713
Nova Scotia 125,538 122,643 121,029 119,382 118,152
New Brunswick  102,579 101,079 99,921 98,904 97,911
Quebec1 1,172,145 1,176,846 1,183,494 1,187,100 1,196,667
Ontario  2,043,117 2,031,195 2,015,385 2,003,238 1,993,431
Manitoba  178,917 179,292 179,109 179,736 181,023
Saskatchewan2 166,863 169,725 171,987 174,744 177,246
Alberta 574,908 591,399 608,166 625,668 640,869
British Columbia2 569,733 564,531 558,981 552,786 553,377
Yukon 5,037 5,049 5,139 5,184 5,220
Northwest Territories 8,511 8,328 8,175 8,319 8,301
Nunavut  8,907 9,087 9,729 9,888 10,026
Note(s):
Counts represent the number of students enrolled in programs at the beginning of the school year (in September or as close as possible thereafter). All numbers, including the totals, have been randomly rounded; therefore, sums of the individual values may not match the totals. Data are subject to revision.
Source(s):
Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (5102).

Table note 1

Includes general programs for adults and vocational programs in addition to regular programs for youth.

Table note 2

Includes general programs for adults in addition to regular programs for youth.
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