Ethiopia vs Liberia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.27 index
in 2025
Liberia
1.32 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Liberia rank
3rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.32 index against 1.27 index in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.05 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Liberia ranks 3rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3465 index | 0.5204 index | 0.1739 index | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 0.6307 index | 0.0514 index | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 0.8754 index | 0.105 index | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.14 index | 0.0229 index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.28 index | 0.0252 index | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1.32 index against 1.27 index in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.05 index, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Liberia ranks 3rd 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.