Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Liberia
1.14 index
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.12 index
in 2025
Liberia rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
30th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Liberia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Liberia ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 164 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4534 index | 0.7341 index | 0.2806 index | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.5617 index | 0.842 index | 0.2803 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7024 index | 0.9679 index | 0.2655 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.9688 index | 1.08 index | 0.1081 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 0.0068 index | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Liberia or Zimbabwe?
- Liberia, at 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 index, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Liberia ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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.