Canada vs Maldives: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Canada
1 index
in 2025
Maldives
1 index
in 2025
Canada rank
97th
Maldives rank
95th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Canada
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Canada, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 95th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.8271 index | 0.1742 index | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.001 index | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1.06 index | 0.0621 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.02 index | 0.0147 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0007 index | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Canada or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1 index against 1 index in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Canada and Maldives?
- 0 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Maldives rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 95th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.