University Enrolment in Nova Scotia by Program and Student Origin

Aggregate enrolment counts for post-secondary institutions, broken down by registration status, program type, credential, level of study, major field, and student residence. The dataset is published by the Government of Nova Scotia on the open_canada platform and was last updated on 2026-03-18. It is available in multiple formats including CSV, XLSX, and XML.

Use Cases

• Analyze enrolment trends by major field of study based on the 'Major field of study' dimension.
• Compare domestic and international student populations based on the 'Residence (by Province/International)' breakdown.
• Model program type and credential distribution across institutions based on the 'program type' and 'credential type' categories.
• Study student mobility and origin patterns based on the 'student origin' and residence data.

Strengths

• Data is broken down by at least eight key dimensions including program type, credential, and student residence.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XLSX.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, permitting reuse and modification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total scale of the dataset are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, focusing on Nova Scotia institutions.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collected from post-secondary institutions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 15:00:47.160680; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada (with breakdowns by student residence/province and international origin)