Lesotho vs Malawi: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
1.24 index
in 2025
Malawi
1.29 index
in 2025
Lesotho rank
7th
Malawi rank
4th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.29 index against 1.24 index in Lesotho, a difference of 0.05 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 index | 0.6349 index | 0.7952 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.36 index | 0.8483 index | 0.5105 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.34 index | 1.09 index | 0.2437 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.32 index | 1.22 index | 0.1015 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.27 index | 0.0143 index | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.29 index against 1.24 index in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.05 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th 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.