Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada

Canada: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.08 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9692 GPI
in 1989
Years of data
24
1976–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada, 1976–2018

00.250.50.7511976199720181976: 0.971 GPI1989: 0.969 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Canada recorded 1.08 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9692 GPI, in 1989.

Canada ranks 43rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada, 1976 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1976 0.9711 GPI
1989 0.9692 GPI -0.2%
1990 1.06 GPI +9.4%
1991 1.06 GPI -0.2%
1992 1.06 GPI -0.0%
1993 1.04 GPI -2.1%
1994 1.03 GPI -0.2%
1995 1.04 GPI +0.5%
1996 1.04 GPI +0.4%
1998 1.04 GPI -0.2%
1999 1.05 GPI +1.3%
2000 1.05 GPI +0.0%
2007 1.06 GPI +0.9%
2008 1.07 GPI +0.4%
2009 1.07 GPI +0.4%
2010 1.07 GPI -0.2%
2011 1.07 GPI +0.2%
2012 1.07 GPI +0.2%
2013 1.08 GPI +0.2%
2014 1.08 GPI +0.2%
2015 1.08 GPI +0.0%
2016 1.08 GPI +0.1%
2017 1.08 GPI -0.1%
2018 1.08 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9711 GPI 0.9711 GPI 0.9711 GPI 1
1980s 0.9692 GPI 0.9692 GPI 0.9692 GPI 1
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
2000s 1.06 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.07 GPI 4
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.08 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 40 Brunei 1.08 GPI compare
  2. 41 Aruba 1.08 GPI compare
  3. 42 Denmark 1.08 GPI compare
  4. 44 Saint Lucia 1.07 GPI compare
  5. 45 Czechia 1.07 GPI compare
  6. 46 Israel 1.07 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada was 1.08 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9692 GPI in 1989.
How does Canada rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Canada ranks 43rd out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.