Canada vs Portugal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Canada
1 index
in 2023
Portugal
1 index
in 2023
Canada rank
69th
Portugal rank
66th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Canada, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9969 index | 0.9594 index | 0.0375 index | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9978 index | 0.9728 index | 0.025 index | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9939 index | 0.0084 index | Canada |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1 index against 1 index in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Canada and Portugal?
- 0 index, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Canada ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 66th 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.