Description of Fall for facts: By the numbers - Back to school
Number of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools
5,553,522 — The total number of students enrolled in elementary and secondary school programs in 2016/2017. This includes public schools, private/independent schools and home-schooling.
Source: Elementary–Secondary Education Survey for Canada, the provinces and territories, 2016/2017, The Daily, November 2, 2018.
Teachers and professors
721,100 — The total number of teachers, professors and counsellors in Canada as of 2017.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0297-01 Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual (x 1,000).
Household spending on education
$1,688 — The average expenditure on education by all households in Canada in 2016.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0222-01 Household spending, Canada, regions and provinces.
Clothes and supplies for "back to school"
$360 million — The total value of third quarter sales of girls' clothing and accessories in Canada in 2018.
$321 million — The total value of third quarter sales of boys' clothing and accessories in Canada in 2018.
$569 million — The totale value of third quarter sales of home office supplies, not elsewhere classified, at retail in Canada in 2018.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0236-01 Retail commodity survey, retail sales (x 1,000).