GPE: Region 2 vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

GPE: Region 2
0.9669 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9543 GPIA
in 2023
GPE: Region 2 rank
177th
South Africa rank
176th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • GPE: Region 2
  • South Africa
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How they compare

GPE: Region 2 currently reports 0.9669 GPIA against 0.9543 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0126 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

GPE: Region 2 ranks 177th and South Africa ranks 176th of 221 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 2 South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7864 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.2256 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.8188 GPIA 0.9932 GPIA 0.1744 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9183 GPIA 0.9822 GPIA 0.064 GPIA South Africa
2020s 0.9584 GPIA 0.9598 GPIA 0.0014 GPIA South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, GPE: Region 2 or South Africa?
GPE: Region 2, at 0.9669 GPIA against 0.9543 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between GPE: Region 2 and South Africa?
0.0126 GPIA, with GPE: Region 2 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 2 and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
GPE: Region 2 ranks 177th and South Africa ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release