Niger vs South Sudan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Niger
0.379 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5112 index
in 2025
Niger rank
164th
South Sudan rank
162nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.5112 index against 0.379 index in Niger, a difference of 0.1322 index.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 164th and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3743 index | 0.2536 index | 0.1207 index | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4588 index | 0.3327 index | 0.126 index | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4541 index | 0.3912 index | 0.0629 index | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4416 index | 0.4504 index | 0.0089 index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3837 index | 0.4974 index | 0.1138 index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Niger or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.5112 index against 0.379 index in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.1322 index, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 164th and South Sudan ranks 162nd 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.