Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.12 index
in 2025
Cambodia
1.12 index
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Cambodia rank
21st
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1.12 index against 1.12 index in Bangladesh, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cambodia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Cambodia ranks 21st of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Cambodia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5087 index | 0.5497 index | 0.041 index | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.7882 index | 0.6676 index | 0.1206 index | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 0.9311 index | 0.1549 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.09 index | 0.0425 index | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 0.014 index | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 1.12 index against 1.12 index in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0 index, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Cambodia ranks 21st 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.