How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?

10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

South Africa

0.9231 GPIA

in 2023

Ukraine

0.9281 GPIA

in 2024

South Africa rank

97th

Ukraine rank

94th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

South Africa
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.9281 GPIA against 0.9231 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.005 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 94th of 169 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8199 GPIA	0.8901 GPIA	0.0701 GPIA	Ukraine
2010s	0.7473 GPIA	0.9309 GPIA	0.1836 GPIA	Ukraine
2020s	0.6904 GPIA	0.9358 GPIA	0.2454 GPIA	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, South Africa or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.9281 GPIA against 0.9231 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between South Africa and Ukraine?: 0.005 GPIA, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: South Africa ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 94th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, 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: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release