South Africa vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index

South Africa
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
55th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
55th

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

  • South Africa
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
00.250.50.7511.2197219982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in WB: East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 55th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 55th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 1.16 GPIA 0.8302 GPIA 0.3322 GPIA South Africa
1990s 1.16 GPIA 0.8909 GPIA 0.2688 GPIA South Africa
2000s 1.08 GPIA 0.9965 GPIA 0.0832 GPIA South Africa
2010s 1.07 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.049 GPIA South Africa
2020s 1.08 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.0611 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, South Africa or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
South Africa, at 1.06 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in WB: East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between South Africa and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
0.05 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do South Africa and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
South Africa ranks 55th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 55th of 212 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-secondary-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/south-africa/wb-east-asia-and-pacific/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-secondary-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/south-africa/wb-east-asia-and-pacific/">South Africa vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index</a> — Statizoid

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