Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada
Canada: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.01 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.01 index in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 2025.
Canada ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.01 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Canada was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1983.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.