Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Rwanda
1.14 index
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.12 index
in 2025
Rwanda rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
30th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6142 index | 0.7341 index | 0.1198 index | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.7848 index | 0.842 index | 0.0572 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.9524 index | 0.9679 index | 0.0156 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 0.0367 index | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.12 index | 0.014 index | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Rwanda, at 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 index, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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.