School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.07 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Canada, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Canada is 16.07 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Canada peaked at 16.57 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.58 years, in 2010.
Canada ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.79 years | 15.59 years | 16.18 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 15.58 years | 16.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 years | 16.07 years | 16.57 years | 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 to tertiary, female in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Canada was 16.07 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.57 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.58 years in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Canada ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release