Brazil vs Colombia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Brazil
1.07 index
in 2025
Colombia
1.06 index
in 2025
Brazil rank
51st
Colombia rank
53rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.07 index against 1.06 index in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 53rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 index | 1.16 index | 0.0238 index | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.16 index | 1.16 index | 0.0015 index | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 0.0083 index | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.09 index | 0.023 index | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 0.0075 index | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 1.07 index against 1.06 index in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.01 index, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 51st and Colombia ranks 53rd 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.