Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.12 index
in 2025
Rwanda
1.12 index
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
22nd
Rwanda rank
20th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda 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 Rwanda ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 20th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5087 index | 0.835 index | 0.3263 index | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.7882 index | 0.9698 index | 0.1817 index | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.05 index | 0.0363 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.21 index | 0.0712 index | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.15 index | 0.0231 index | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, 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 Rwanda?
- 0 index, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 20th 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.