Malawi vs Senegal: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
1.18 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.19 index
in 2025
Malawi rank
21st
Senegal rank
19th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.19 index against 1.18 index in Malawi, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 19th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4243 index | 0.221 index | 0.2033 index | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5201 index | 0.3777 index | 0.1424 index | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7394 index | 0.5197 index | 0.2197 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9676 index | 0.865 index | 0.1026 index | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.15 index | 0.0142 index | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.19 index against 1.18 index in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.01 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 19th 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.