Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Canada
Canada: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Canada is 1.07 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Canada peaked at 1.07 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.04 index, in 1990.
Canada ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Canada?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Canada was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 index in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.