Germany vs Switzerland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Germany
1.01 index
in 2025
Switzerland
1.01 index
in 2025
Germany rank
106th
Switzerland rank
107th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Switzerland, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 106th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 164 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9648 index | 1.01 index | 0.0429 index | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9772 index | 1.01 index | 0.0313 index | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.9897 index | 1.01 index | 0.0178 index | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0059 index | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0003 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, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0 index, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 106th 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.