Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Equatorial Guinea
1.28 index
in 2025
Malawi
1.29 index
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
5th
Malawi rank
4th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.29 index against 1.28 index in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 4th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6045 index | 0.6349 index | 0.0304 index | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8501 index | 0.8483 index | 0.0018 index | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 0.0256 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.21 index | 1.22 index | 0.0097 index | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.27 index | 1.27 index | 0.0005 index | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Equatorial Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.29 index against 1.28 index in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Equatorial Guinea and Malawi?
- 0.01 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malawi rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 4th 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.