Egypt vs India: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
1.02 index
in 2025
India
1.02 index
in 2025
Egypt rank
58th
India rank
60th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in India, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 58th and India ranks 60th of 165 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7462 index | 0.5146 index | 0.2316 index | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.852 index | 0.7152 index | 0.1368 index | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.9573 index | 0.8898 index | 0.0675 index | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9954 index | 0.0195 index | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0035 index | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and India?
- 0 index, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 58th and India ranks 60th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.