School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9873 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Canada 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Canada was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9873 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, 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