School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada

Canada: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.32 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.32 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.38 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.8318 GPI
in 1976
Years of data
25
1976–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Canada, 1976–2018

00.511.51976199720181976: 0.832 GPI1989: 0.911 GPI1990: 1.2 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.2 GPI1994: 1.2 GPI1995: 1.2 GPI1996: 1.2 GPI1998: 1.3 GPI1999: 1.3 GPI2000: 1.3 GPI2002: 1.3 GPI2007: 1.4 GPI2008: 1.4 GPI2009: 1.4 GPI2010: 1.4 GPI2011: 1.4 GPI2012: 1.3 GPI2013: 1.3 GPI2014: 1.3 GPI2015: 1.3 GPI2016: 1.3 GPI2017: 1.3 GPI2018: 1.3 GPI

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 66 Montenegro 1.34 GPI compare
  2. 67 Honduras 1.33 GPI compare
  3. 68 Italy 1.33 GPI compare
  4. 70 North Macedonia 1.32 GPI compare
  5. 71 Philippines 1.31 GPI compare
  6. 72 Belgium 1.3 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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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.