Malaysia vs Romania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
0.9987 index
in 2025
Romania
0.9985 index
in 2025
Malaysia rank
144th
Romania rank
145th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9987 index against 0.9985 index in Romania, a difference of 0.0002 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 144th and Romania ranks 145th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9819 index | 1 index | 0.0191 index | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9995 index | 0.0217 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9972 index | 0.9997 index | 0.0024 index | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9958 index | 0.9986 index | 0.0028 index | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9984 index | 0.0001 index | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Malaysia or Romania?
- Malaysia, at 0.9987 index against 0.9985 index in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and Romania?
- 0.0002 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 144th and Romania ranks 145th 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.