Madagascar vs Zambia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Madagascar
1.04 index
in 2024
Zambia
1.04 index
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Zambia rank
12th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.04 index against 1.04 index in Madagascar, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8677 index | 0.8245 index | 0.0433 index | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.9468 index | 0.8738 index | 0.073 index | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.9926 index | 0.8934 index | 0.0992 index | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9764 index | 0.9243 index | 0.0521 index | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.9998 index | 0.9831 index | 0.0167 index | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 0.0034 index | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.04 index against 1.04 index in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 0 index, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.