Bhutan vs Zimbabwe: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Bhutan
1.09 index
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.08 index
in 2025
Bhutan rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bhutan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bhutan ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1297 index | 0.935 index | 0.8053 index | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.5094 index | 0.9857 index | 0.4764 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8931 index | 1.04 index | 0.1502 index | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 0.0216 index | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.08 index | 0.0207 index | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Bhutan or Zimbabwe?
- Bhutan, at 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 index, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bhutan ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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.