Canada vs Iran: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Canada
1 index
in 2023
Iran
1 index
in 2023
Canada rank
69th
Iran rank
71st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Canada
- Iran
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Iran, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Iran ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9976 index | 0.9829 index | 0.0147 index | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9981 index | 1.03 index | 0.0319 index | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.02 index | 0.0191 index | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Canada or Iran?
- Canada, at 1 index against 1 index in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Canada and Iran?
- 0 index, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Iran rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 69th and Iran ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.