Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Guinea-Bissau
1.18 index
in 2025
Lesotho
1.24 index
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
10th
Lesotho rank
7th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.24 index against 1.18 index in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.06 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 165 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4065 index | 1.43 index | 1.02 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5919 index | 1.36 index | 0.7669 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.772 index | 1.34 index | 0.5631 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.32 index | 0.3059 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.26 index | 0.1072 index | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.24 index against 1.18 index in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0.06 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 7th 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.