ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
58th
South Africa rank
55th

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

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.05 GPIA.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.

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

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6799 GPIA 1.16 GPIA 0.4825 GPIA South Africa
1990s 0.7378 GPIA 1.16 GPIA 0.4219 GPIA South Africa
2000s 0.8711 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 0.2086 GPIA South Africa
2010s 0.9652 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 0.1055 GPIA South Africa
2020s 0.9831 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 0.0947 GPIA South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa?
0.05 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, 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, 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
433 places, 15,760 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release