Canada vs India: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Canada
1 GPIA
in 2023
India
1 GPIA
in 2025
Canada rank
74th
India rank
71st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Canada, a difference of 0 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and India ranks 71st of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9395 GPIA | 0.0581 GPIA | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0432 GPIA | India |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0001 GPIA | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Canada or India?
- India, at 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Canada and India?
- 0 GPIA, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Canada ranks 74th and India ranks 71st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release