Australia vs Canada: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Australia
1 index
in 2025
Canada
1.01 index
in 2025
Australia rank
109th
Canada rank
108th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.01 index against 1 index in Australia, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 109th and Canada ranks 108th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0036 index | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0038 index | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0013 index | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0017 index | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0013 index | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.01 index against 1 index in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Australia and Canada?
- 0.01 index, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 109th and Canada ranks 108th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.