Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
1.01 index
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 index
in 2025
Malaysia rank
94th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
96th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.963 index | 0.4404 index | 0.5226 index | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.09 index | 0.678 index | 0.4125 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 0.9138 index | 0.1356 index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.1 index | 0.069 index | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0071 index | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malaysia, at 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th 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.