GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
32.7%
in 2024
South Africa
23.5%
in 2023
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
123rd
South Africa rank
125th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- South Africa
How they compare
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 32.7% against 23.5% in South Africa, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 2.4% | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.0% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 19.8% | 7.2% | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 23.0% | 7.8% | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 32.7% against 23.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 9.2%, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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