ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
0.9645 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9511 GPIA
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
183rd
South Africa rank
185th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) currently reports 0.9645 GPIA against 0.9511 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0134 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 183rd and South Africa ranks 185th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6319 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.3852 GPIA South Africa
1980s 0.8212 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.189 GPIA South Africa
1990s 0.8704 GPIA 0.9994 GPIA 0.1289 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.9315 GPIA 0.9789 GPIA 0.0473 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9443 GPIA 0.9684 GPIA 0.0241 GPIA South Africa
2020s 0.9568 GPIA 0.952 GPIA 0.0049 GPIA ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or South Africa?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), at 0.9645 GPIA against 0.9511 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and South Africa?
0.0134 GPIA, with ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 183rd and South Africa ranks 185th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release