School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada
Canada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.74 years in 2018. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada, 1976β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada stood at 15.74 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada peaked at 16.8 years in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.93 years, in 1976.
That places Canada 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.93 years | 13.93 years | 13.93 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.62 years | 16.62 years | 16.62 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.41 years | 15.57 years | 16.8 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.97 years | 14.78 years | 15.48 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.29 years | 14.72 years | 15.74 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 15.8 years compare
- 32 Czechia 15.78 years compare
- 33 Austria 15.76 years compare
- 35 United States 15.67 years compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 15.66 years compare
- 37 Least developed countries 10.06 years compare
- 37 Israel 15.55 years compare
More gender data for Canada
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 190,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 199,843 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Canada was 15.74 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 years in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.93 years in 1976.
- How does Canada rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.