Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.27 index
in 2025
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Madagascar rank
9th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.27 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar, a difference of 0.08 index.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3465 index | 1.03 index | 0.6843 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 1.11 index | 0.5331 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 1.1 index | 0.3321 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.15 index | 0.0199 index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.18 index | 0.0719 index | Ethiopia |
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 Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 1.27 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.08 index, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.