Madagascar vs Namibia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Namibia
1.16 index
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Namibia rank
12th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Namibia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.19 index against 1.16 index in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 12th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 0.9905 index | 0.0403 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 0.0068 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 1.16 index | 0.0569 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.16 index | 0.0183 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.16 index | 0.0183 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, Madagascar or Namibia?
- Madagascar, at 1.19 index against 1.16 index in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Namibia?
- 0.03 index, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Namibia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 12th 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.