Malawi vs Nauru: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
1.18 index
in 2025
Nauru
1.16 index
in 2025
Malawi rank
21st
Nauru rank
24th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Nauru
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Nauru, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nauru ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Nauru ranks 24th of 164 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4243 index | 0.9461 index | 0.5219 index | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.5201 index | 1.02 index | 0.5007 index | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.7394 index | 1.08 index | 0.3389 index | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.9676 index | 1.12 index | 0.1485 index | Nauru |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.15 index | 0.0116 index | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Malawi or Nauru?
- Malawi, at 1.18 index against 1.16 index in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Nauru?
- 0.02 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nauru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nauru rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 21st and Nauru ranks 24th 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.