Madagascar vs Netherlands: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.05 index
in 2025
Netherlands
1.04 index
in 2025
Madagascar rank
59th
Netherlands rank
62nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Netherlands
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Netherlands ahead.
Madagascar ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7559 index | 0.9847 index | 0.2288 index | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8904 index | 0.9995 index | 0.1091 index | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8839 index | 1.01 index | 0.1301 index | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.981 index | 1.04 index | 0.0543 index | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 0.0049 index | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Madagascar or Netherlands?
- Madagascar, at 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Netherlands?
- 0.01 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Netherlands rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 62nd 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.