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
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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release