Madagascar vs Senegal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.19 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.19 index
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Senegal rank
8th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.19 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 0.3859 index | 0.6449 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 0.5771 index | 0.5353 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 0.7386 index | 0.3639 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.05 index | 0.0911 index | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.17 index | 0.0109 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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.19 index against 1.19 index in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 0 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 9th 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.