Malaysia vs Tuvalu: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
0.9987 index
in 2025
Tuvalu
0.9981 index
in 2025
Malaysia rank
144th
Tuvalu rank
147th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9987 index against 0.9981 index in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0006 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Malaysia ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 147th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9819 index | 0.9959 index | 0.014 index | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9967 index | 0.0245 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9972 index | 0.9975 index | 0.0003 index | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.9958 index | 0.9977 index | 0.0019 index | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9978 index | 0.0005 index | Malaysia |
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 Tuvalu?
- Malaysia, at 0.9987 index against 0.9981 index in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and Tuvalu?
- 0.0006 index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tuvalu rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 147th 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.