China vs Ghana: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
China
1.07 index
in 2025
Ghana
1.09 index
in 2025
China rank
49th
Ghana rank
46th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- China
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.09 index against 1.07 index in China, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 49th and Ghana ranks 46th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6722 index | 0.6873 index | 0.0151 index | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.8187 index | 0.7696 index | 0.0491 index | China |
| 2000s | 0.9529 index | 0.9445 index | 0.0084 index | China |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 0.0177 index | China |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 0.0032 index | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, China or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.09 index against 1.07 index in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between China and Ghana?
- 0.02 index, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ghana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Ghana rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 49th and Ghana ranks 46th 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.