Malawi vs Uganda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
1.29 index
in 2025
Uganda
1.32 index
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Uganda rank
2nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.32 index against 1.29 index in Malawi, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6349 index | 0.6262 index | 0.0087 index | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8483 index | 0.7732 index | 0.0751 index | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 0.0294 index | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.22 index | 0.0091 index | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.27 index | 1.3 index | 0.0286 index | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.32 index against 1.29 index in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.03 index, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.