Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.6411 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5112 index
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
159th
South Sudan rank
162nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.6411 index against 0.5112 index in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1299 index.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 159th and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0769 index | 0.2536 index | 0.1767 index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.6411 index | 0.5112 index | 0.1299 index | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.6411 index against 0.5112 index in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.1299 index, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 159th and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.