Australia vs Switzerland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Australia
1 index
in 2025
Switzerland
1.01 index
in 2025
Australia rank
109th
Switzerland rank
107th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.01 index against 1 index in Australia, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0065 index | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0044 index | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0022 index | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0016 index | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.002 index | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.01 index against 1 index in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.01 index, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 107th 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.