Egypt vs South Africa: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
South Africa
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
Egypt rank
58th
South Africa rank
59th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.02 modelled data against 1.02 modelled data in South Africa, a difference of 0 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 59th of 165 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7462 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 0.2789 modelled data | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.852 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.1961 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9573 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.0918 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 0.0194 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 0.0008 modelled data | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 1.02 modelled data against 1.02 modelled data in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0 modelled data, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 59th 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