South Africa vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

South Africa
1.42 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1.28 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
28th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
31st

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • South Africa
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
00.511.5198820062024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.42 GPIA against 1.28 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.14 GPIA.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 28th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 189 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 1.3 GPIA 1.21 GPIA 0.0899 GPIA South Africa
2020s 1.39 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 0.1183 GPIA South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, South Africa or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
South Africa, at 1.42 GPIA against 1.28 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between South Africa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.14 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do South Africa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
South Africa ranks 28th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release