Lesotho vs Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
1.24 modelled data
in 2025
Malawi
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
Lesotho rank
7th
Malawi rank
4th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.29 modelled data against 1.24 modelled data in Lesotho, a difference of 0.05 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 modelled data | 0.6349 modelled data | 0.7952 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.36 modelled data | 0.8483 modelled data | 0.5105 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.2437 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.32 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 0.1015 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.27 modelled data | 0.0143 modelled data | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.29 modelled data against 1.24 modelled data in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.05 modelled data, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release