Burundi vs Madagascar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
1.17 index
in 2025
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Burundi rank
11th
Madagascar rank
9th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.19 index against 1.17 index in Burundi, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 index | 1.03 index | 0.1313 index | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 0.0036 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9335 index | 1.1 index | 0.1691 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.15 index | 0.0085 index | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.18 index | 0.0041 index | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burundi or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.19 index against 1.17 index in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and Madagascar?
- 0.02 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.