Canada vs France: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Canada
0.9956 GPI
in 1996
France
0.9967 GPI
in 2018
Canada rank
118th
France rank
115th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.9967 GPI against 0.9956 GPI in Canada, a difference of 0.0011 GPI.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 118th and France ranks 115th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9927 GPI 0.993 GPI 0.0003 GPI France
1980s 0.9987 GPI 0.9967 GPI 0.002 GPI Canada
1990s 0.9968 GPI 0.9988 GPI 0.0019 GPI France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Canada or France?
France, at 0.9967 GPI against 0.9956 GPI in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Canada and France?
0.0011 GPI, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1996.
How do Canada and France rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Canada ranks 118th and France ranks 115th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.