A collection of sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics from the World Bank, last updated in April 2026. The dataset covers topics including demography, education, health, economic opportunities, and public decision-making. It is part of the World Bank Group's strategy to address persistent gaps in gender data.
Use Cases
- Analyze gender gaps in economic participation based on sex-disaggregated data.
- Track progress in gender equality across health and education indicators.
- Model relationships between gender equality and development outcomes mentioned in the description.
- Benchmark Canada's gender statistics against other countries using World Bank data.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group.
- Covers multiple domains including demography, education, health, and economic opportunities.
- Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 22:31:41.112330; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada