Ethiopia vs Namibia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.32 index
in 2025
Namibia
1.29 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Namibia rank
4th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.32 index against 1.29 index in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Namibia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4352 index | 0.8093 index | 0.3741 index | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.7161 index | 1.04 index | 0.3205 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.7625 index | 1.14 index | 0.3748 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.22 index | 0.1134 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.29 index | 1.28 index | 0.0149 index | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Ethiopia, at 1.32 index against 1.29 index in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.03 index, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th 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.