School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.32 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada is 1.32 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.38 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8318 GPI, in 1976.
That places Canada 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8318 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.9107 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.23 GPI | +34.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.24 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.17 GPI | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.19 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.31 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.34 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.34 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.35 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.37 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.38 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.35 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.32 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.32 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.34 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPI | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.32 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +34.9% | 0.9107 GPI | 1.23 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8318 GPI | 0.8318 GPI | 0.8318 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9107 GPI | 0.9107 GPI | 0.9107 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.23 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.35 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 1.38 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 66 Montenegro 1.34 GPI compare
- 67 Honduras 1.33 GPI compare
- 68 Italy 1.33 GPI compare
- 70 North Macedonia 1.32 GPI compare
- 71 Philippines 1.31 GPI compare
- 72 Belgium 1.3 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, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada was 1.32 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8318 GPI in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, 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.