Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Canada recorded 95.11 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 99.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.41, in 1820.
That places Canada 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 36.41 | — |
| 1825 | 39.76 | +9.2% |
| 1830 | 43.21 | +8.7% |
| 1835 | 46.74 | +8.2% |
| 1840 | 50.3 | +7.6% |
| 1845 | 53.86 | +7.1% |
| 1850 | 57.39 | +6.6% |
| 1855 | 60.85 | +6.0% |
| 1860 | 64.21 | +5.5% |
| 1865 | 67.45 | +5.0% |
| 1870 | 70.54 | +4.6% |
| 1875 | 73.46 | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 76.2 | +3.7% |
| 1885 | 78.74 | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 62.3 | -20.9% |
| 1895 | 45.85 | -26.4% |
| 1900 | 42.05 | -8.3% |
| 1905 | 47.3 | +12.5% |
| 1910 | 67.09 | +41.8% |
| 1915 | 67.51 | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 70.87 | +5.0% |
| 1925 | 74.22 | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 77.58 | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 80.93 | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 84.29 | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 87.65 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 91 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 94.36 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 72 | -23.7% |
| 1965 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 93 | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 92.16 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 93.18 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 99.48 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 99.7 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.41 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.68 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.91 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.11 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.39 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.12 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.96 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.37 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 94.9 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.11 | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 95.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +41.8% | 47.3 | 67.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 38.08 | 36.41 | 39.76 | 2 |
| 1830s | 44.98 | 43.21 | 46.74 | 2 |
| 1840s | 52.08 | 50.3 | 53.86 | 2 |
| 1850s | 59.12 | 57.39 | 60.85 | 2 |
| 1860s | 65.83 | 64.21 | 67.45 | 2 |
| 1870s | 72 | 70.54 | 73.46 | 2 |
| 1880s | 77.47 | 76.2 | 78.74 | 2 |
| 1890s | 54.08 | 45.85 | 62.3 | 2 |
| 1900s | 44.67 | 42.05 | 47.3 | 2 |
| 1910s | 67.3 | 67.09 | 67.51 | 2 |
| 1920s | 72.55 | 70.87 | 74.22 | 2 |
| 1930s | 79.25 | 77.58 | 80.93 | 2 |
| 1940s | 85.97 | 84.29 | 87.65 | 2 |
| 1950s | 92.68 | 91 | 94.36 | 2 |
| 1960s | 70.5 | 69 | 72 | 2 |
| 1970s | 92.58 | 92.16 | 93 | 2 |
| 1980s | 93.18 | 93.18 | 93.18 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.48 | 99.48 | 99.48 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6 | 97.12 | 99.7 | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.58 | 94.9 | 96.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 93 Dominican Republic 95.19 compare
- 94 Mozambique 95.16 compare
- 95 Costa Rica 95.16 compare
- 97 San Marino 95.1 compare
- 98 Fiji 95.07 compare
- 99 Libya 94.94 compare
More education data for Canada
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Canada was 95.11 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.41 in 1820.
- How does Canada rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.