Ethiopia vs Senegal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.27 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.19 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Senegal rank
8th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.27 index against 1.19 index in Senegal, a difference of 0.08 index.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Senegal ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3465 index | 0.3859 index | 0.0394 index | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 0.5771 index | 0.0022 index | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 0.7386 index | 0.0318 index | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.05 index | 0.1109 index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.17 index | 0.0827 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 Senegal?
- Ethiopia, at 1.27 index against 1.19 index in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 0.08 index, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 8th 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.