School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9712 GPI, in 1989.
That places Canada 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.9739 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.9712 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.06 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 GPI, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9739 GPI | 0.9739 GPI | 0.9739 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9712 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 50 Montenegro 1.06 GPI compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.06 GPI compare
- 52 Oman 1.06 GPI compare
- 54 Samoa 1.06 GPI compare
- 55 Grenada 1.06 GPI compare
- 56 Bangladesh 1.06 GPI compare
More education data for Canada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.11 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.01 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Canada was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9712 GPI in 1989.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 to tertiary, 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.