School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada is 8.67 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada peaked at 9.1 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.83 years, in 2005.
Canada ranks 123rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.93 years | — |
| 2004 | 7.91 years | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 7.83 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.92 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.02 years | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.98 years | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.83 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.67 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 years | 7.83 years | 8.93 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.81 years | 7.92 years | 9.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 years | 8.67 years | 8.98 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 141,045 (2000)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada was 8.67 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 years in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Canada ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release