Panama vs Zambia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Panama
1.09 index
in 2025
Zambia
1.1 index
in 2025
Panama rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Panama
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.1 index against 1.09 index in Panama, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 164 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 index | 0.6212 index | 0.4772 index | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 0.7485 index | 0.3577 index | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 0.8617 index | 0.2474 index | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 0.9932 index | 0.0981 index | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 0.0127 index | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Panama or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.1 index against 1.09 index in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Panama and Zambia?
- 0.01 index, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.