Namibia vs Nicaragua: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Namibia
1.29 index
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.27 index
in 2025
Namibia rank
4th
Nicaragua rank
7th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.29 index against 1.27 index in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 7th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8093 index | 1.14 index | 0.3315 index | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 1.19 index | 0.1573 index | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.14 index | 1.22 index | 0.0866 index | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.24 index | 0.0196 index | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.28 index | 1.26 index | 0.0118 index | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Namibia or Nicaragua?
- Namibia, at 1.29 index against 1.27 index in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 0.02 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 7th 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.