Bangladesh vs Gambia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.12 index
in 2025
Gambia
1.11 index
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Gambia rank
24th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Gambia ranks 24th of 165 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5087 index | 0.4547 index | 0.054 index | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.7882 index | 0.6616 index | 0.1265 index | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 0.8774 index | 0.2085 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.04 index | 0.0986 index | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.1 index | 0.0289 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 Gambia?
- Bangladesh, at 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 0.01 index, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Gambia ranks 24th 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.