ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
96.9%
in 2024
South Africa
104.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
49th
South Africa rank
48th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 104.1% against 96.9% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 7.2%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 48th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.0% | 63.8% | 18.8% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 77.8% | 24.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 79.6% | 7.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 98.7% | 8.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 104.7% | 9.5% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 104.1% against 96.9% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 7.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 48th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release