Bangladesh vs East Timor: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.12 index
in 2025
East Timor
1.13 index
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
22nd
East Timor rank
19th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.13 index against 1.12 index in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was East Timor ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 19th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5087 index | 0.8653 index | 0.3566 index | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.7882 index | 0.9982 index | 0.21 index | East Timor |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 0.003 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.13 index | 0.0114 index | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 0.0013 index | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.13 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 East Timor?
- 0.01 index, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Timor?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and East Timor rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 19th 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.