Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.7702 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.8003 index
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
164th
South Sudan rank
163rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.8003 index against 0.7702 index in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0301 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 164th and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1105 index | 0.1791 index | 0.0686 index | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.1957 index | 0.2841 index | 0.0884 index | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.2835 index | 0.4393 index | 0.1558 index | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5582 index | 0.5858 index | 0.0276 index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.7186 index | 0.7418 index | 0.0232 index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.8003 index against 0.7702 index in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.0301 index, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th and South Sudan ranks 163rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.