Vanuatu vs Zambia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Vanuatu
1.09 index
in 2025
Zambia
1.1 index
in 2025
Vanuatu rank
42nd
Zambia rank
40th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.1 index against 1.09 index in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 40th of 164 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8072 index | 0.6212 index | 0.186 index | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.8641 index | 0.7485 index | 0.1156 index | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.9521 index | 0.8617 index | 0.0904 index | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 0.9932 index | 0.0474 index | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 0.0038 index | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Vanuatu or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.1 index against 1.09 index in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 0.01 index, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd 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.