Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Guinea-Bissau
1.18 index
in 2025
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
10th
Madagascar rank
9th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.19 index against 1.18 index in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4065 index | 1.03 index | 0.6243 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.5919 index | 1.11 index | 0.5205 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.772 index | 1.1 index | 0.3306 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.15 index | 0.1346 index | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.18 index | 0.0333 index | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.19 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 Madagascar?
- 0.01 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th 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.