Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Guinea-Bissau
1.18 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.19 index
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
10th
Senegal rank
8th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.19 index against 1.18 index in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th and Senegal ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4065 index | 0.3859 index | 0.0206 index | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.5919 index | 0.5771 index | 0.0147 index | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.772 index | 0.7386 index | 0.0333 index | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.05 index | 0.0436 index | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.17 index | 0.0224 index | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, 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 Senegal?
- 0.01 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th 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.