Malawi vs Uganda: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
Uganda
1.32 modelled data
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Uganda rank
2nd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.32 modelled data against 1.29 modelled data in Malawi, a difference of 0.03 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6349 modelled data | 0.6262 modelled data | 0.0087 modelled data | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8483 modelled data | 0.7732 modelled data | 0.0751 modelled data | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 0.0294 modelled data | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 0.0091 modelled data | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.27 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 0.0286 modelled data | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.32 modelled data against 1.29 modelled data in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.03 modelled data, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 2nd 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