Canada vs New Zealand: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Canada
1 index
in 2023
New Zealand
1 index
in 2024
Canada rank
69th
New Zealand rank
67th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Canada, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9976 index | 0.996 index | 0.0015 index | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9978 index | 1 index | 0.0036 index | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.001 index | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1 index against 1 index in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0 index, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.