Ethiopia vs Malawi: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.27 index
in 2025
Malawi
1.29 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Malawi rank
4th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.29 index against 1.27 index in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 4th of 165 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3465 index | 0.6349 index | 0.2885 index | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 0.8483 index | 0.269 index | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 1.09 index | 0.321 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.22 index | 0.05 index | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.27 index | 0.0164 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, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.29 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 Malawi?
- 0.02 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.