SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
0.9645 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9511 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
182nd
South Africa rank
185th

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

  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 182nd and South Africa ranks 185th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7005 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.3166 GPIA South Africa
1980s 0.8419 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.1683 GPIA South Africa
1990s 0.8734 GPIA 0.9994 GPIA 0.126 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.9247 GPIA 0.9789 GPIA 0.0541 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9512 GPIA 0.9684 GPIA 0.0173 GPIA South Africa
2020s 0.9608 GPIA 0.952 GPIA 0.0088 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or South Africa?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and South Africa?
0.0134 GPIA, with SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 182nd 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