Cambodia vs Malawi: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Cambodia
1.16 index
in 2025
Malawi
1.18 index
in 2025
Cambodia rank
23rd
Malawi rank
21st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cambodia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Cambodia, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Cambodia ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 21st of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3868 index | 0.4243 index | 0.0375 index | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5315 index | 0.5201 index | 0.0114 index | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.7345 index | 0.7394 index | 0.0048 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9676 index | 0.054 index | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.14 index | 0.0166 index | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Cambodia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Cambodia and Malawi?
- 0.02 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Malawi rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 21st 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.