Namibia vs Tanzania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Namibia
1.16 index
in 2025
Tanzania
1.15 index
in 2025
Namibia rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Namibia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 165 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9905 index | 0.8669 index | 0.1236 index | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.12 index | 0.9635 index | 0.1557 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 0.9996 index | 0.1598 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.16 index | 1.11 index | 0.049 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.16 index | 1.15 index | 0.0168 index | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Namibia or Tanzania?
- Namibia, at 1.16 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Namibia and Tanzania?
- 0.01 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.