School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9846 GPI, in 2005.
That places Canada 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9905 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9917 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.994 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9989 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9984 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9882 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9874 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9886 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9901 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9917 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9922 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9901 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9937 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9846 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9865 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9889 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9905 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.993 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9949 GPI | 0.9874 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9955 GPI | 0.9896 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9906 GPI | 0.9846 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 87 Saint Lucia 1 GPI compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPI compare
- 89 Netherlands 1 GPI compare
- 91 Denmark 1 GPI compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 1 GPI compare
- 93 Jordan 1 GPI compare
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 secondary, gender parity index in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Canada was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9846 GPI in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.