Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.9236 GPI
in 2019
South Africa
1.04 GPI
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
39th
South Africa rank
39th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • South Africa
00.250.50.751199420062019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9236 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.1164 GPI.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8494 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.2424 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.8831 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.1568 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.9171 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.1039 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9236 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
0.1164 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.