School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9861 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada, 2008β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada is 0.9861 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9846 GPIA, in 2018.
Canada ranks 146th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada was 0.9861 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9846 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release