Norway vs Switzerland: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Norway
0.9999 index
in 2025
Switzerland
0.9998 index
in 2025
Norway rank
132nd
Switzerland rank
134th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9999 index against 0.9998 index in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 134th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9995 index | 1 index | 0.0006 index | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9995 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0004 index | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.9995 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0004 index | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9997 index | 0.9998 index | 0.0001 index | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9998 index | 0.0001 index | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.9999 index against 0.9998 index in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Norway ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 134th 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.