Eswatini vs Zambia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Eswatini
1.13 index
in 2025
Zambia
1.14 index
in 2025
Eswatini rank
18th
Zambia rank
16th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.14 index against 1.13 index in Eswatini, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.28 index | 0.8254 index | 0.4588 index | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.25 index | 0.9335 index | 0.3163 index | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.23 index | 0.9941 index | 0.2333 index | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.18 index | 1.09 index | 0.0875 index | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.14 index | 0.0024 index | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.14 index against 1.13 index in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.01 index, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 16th 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.