South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index

South Africa
1.04 GPI
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9065 GPI
in 2018
South Africa rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd

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

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.250.50.751199720072018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9065 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1335 GPI.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

South Africa ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 GPI 0.8132 GPI 0.2785 GPI South Africa
2000s 1.04 GPI 0.7899 GPI 0.25 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.8798 GPI 0.1411 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, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Africa, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9065 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1335 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
South Africa ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 188 countries.
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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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.