Malaysia vs United States of America: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Malaysia
1 index
in 2024
United States of America
1 index
in 2022
Malaysia rank
83rd
United States of America rank
82nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malaysia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Malaysia, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States of America ahead.
Malaysia ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9913 index | 0.9923 index | 0.001 index | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 0.0178 index | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.9965 index | 0.0265 index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9979 index | 0.0329 index | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 0.9966 index | 0.0374 index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Malaysia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1 index against 1 index in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Malaysia and United States of America?
- 0 index, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd and United States of America ranks 82nd 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.