School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada

Canada: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2014
All-time low
0.9868 GPI
in 1996
Years of data
23
1981–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada, 1981–2018

00.250.50.7511981199920181981: 1 GPI1993: 0.987 GPI1994: 0.987 GPI1995: 0.987 GPI1996: 0.987 GPI1998: 0.998 GPI1999: 0.999 GPI2000: 1 GPI2004: 0.99 GPI2005: 0.989 GPI2006: 0.989 GPI2007: 0.99 GPI2008: 0.993 GPI2009: 0.998 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9868 GPI, in 1996.

Canada ranks 67th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1 GPI 1
1990s 0.9909 GPI 0.9868 GPI 0.9989 GPI 6
2000s 0.9928 GPI 0.9892 GPI 1 GPI 7
2010s 1 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 64 Egypt 1 GPI compare
  2. 65 New Zealand 1 GPI compare
  3. 66 Belarus 1 GPI compare
  4. 68 Cambodia 1 GPI compare
  5. 69 Slovenia 1 GPI compare
  6. 70 Gibraltar 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Canada was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9868 GPI in 1996.
How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Canada ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

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.