East Timor vs Zambia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
East Timor
1.13 index
in 2025
Zambia
1.14 index
in 2025
East Timor rank
19th
Zambia rank
16th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- East Timor
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.14 index against 1.13 index in East Timor, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8653 index | 0.8254 index | 0.04 index | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.9982 index | 0.9335 index | 0.0646 index | East Timor |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 0.9941 index | 0.0888 index | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.13 index | 1.09 index | 0.0375 index | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.14 index | 0.0112 index | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, East Timor or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.14 index against 1.13 index in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between East Timor and Zambia?
- 0.01 index, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Timor ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th 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.