GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
96.6%
in 2024
South Africa
102.6%
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
61st
South Africa rank
59th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 102.6% against 96.6% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 221 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 80.0% 92.3% 12.3% South Africa
1990s 78.5% 95.0% 16.6% South Africa
2000s 86.1% 90.8% 4.7% South Africa
2010s 95.7% 101.7% 6.0% South Africa
2020s 95.4% 103.2% 7.8% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 102.6% against 96.6% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
6.0%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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 secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,554 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release