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

14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs South Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Mongolia

1.05 GPIA

in 2023

South Africa

1.05 GPIA

in 2024

Mongolia rank

56th

South Africa rank

55th

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal over time

Mongolia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.05 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Mongolia, a difference of 0 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.04 GPIA	0.839 GPIA	0.202 GPIA	Mongolia
2010s	0.9987 GPIA	0.9922 GPIA	0.0065 GPIA	Mongolia
2020s	1.02 GPIA	1.02 GPIA	0.0015 GPIA	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal, Mongolia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 1.05 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Mongolia and South Africa?: 0 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?: Mongolia ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, 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

Mongolia vs South Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-14/mongolia/south-africa/

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/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-14/mongolia/south-africa/">Mongolia vs South Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 110 places, 2,034 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release