MDG: Eastern Asia vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index

MDG: Eastern Asia
1.03 GPI
in 2024
South Africa
1.12 GPI
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
46th
South Africa rank
44th

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

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • South Africa
00.250.50.7511.2199420092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.12 GPI against 1.03 GPI in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.09 GPI.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 44th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9132 GPI 1.15 GPI 0.2371 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.9851 GPI 1.1 GPI 0.1179 GPI South Africa
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.09 GPI 0.0516 GPI South Africa
2020s 1.03 GPI 1.14 GPI 0.1034 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index, MDG: Eastern Asia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.12 GPI against 1.03 GPI in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index between MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa?
0.09 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 44th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,051 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release