School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada

Canada: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.4 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
9.4 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.4 years
in 2018
All-time low
7.77 years
in 2005
Years of data
23
1981–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada, 1981–2018

02468101981199920181981: 8.9 years1993: 9.3 years1994: 9.2 years1995: 9.2 years1996: 9.3 years1998: 9 years1999: 9 years2000: 9 years2004: 7.9 years2005: 7.8 years2006: 7.9 years2007: 7.9 years2008: 7.9 years2009: 8 years2010: 7.9 years2011: 7.9 years2012: 9 years2013: 9 years2014: 9.1 years2015: 9.2 years2016: 9.4 years2017: 9.4 years2018: 9.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada stood at 9.4 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada peaked at 9.4 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.77 years, in 2005.

That places Canada 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.87 years 8.87 years 8.87 years 1
1990s 9.15 years 8.96 years 9.28 years 6
2000s 8.03 years 7.77 years 9 years 7
2010s 8.93 years 7.9 years 9.4 years 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 67 Ecuador 9.43 years compare
  2. 68 Cameroon 9.41 years compare
  3. 69 Thailand 9.41 years compare
  4. 71 Mauritius 9.39 years compare
  5. 72 Dominican Republic 9.37 years compare
  6. 73 Gibraltar 9.36 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Canada was 9.4 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 9.4 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7.77 years in 2005.
How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Canada ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.