Lesotho vs Madagascar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
1.24 index
in 2025
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Lesotho rank
7th
Madagascar rank
9th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.24 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar, a difference of 0.05 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 index | 1.03 index | 0.3994 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.36 index | 1.11 index | 0.2464 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.34 index | 1.1 index | 0.2325 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.32 index | 1.15 index | 0.1713 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.18 index | 0.074 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, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 1.24 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.05 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 7th 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.