ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs South Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
0.2437 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.4081 GPIA
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
175th
South Africa rank
176th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4081 GPIA against 0.2437 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 0.1644 GPIA.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 176th of 214 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5296 GPIA | 0.6669 GPIA | 0.1373 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6501 GPIA | 0.4784 GPIA | 0.1717 GPIA | ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4081 GPIA against 0.2437 GPIA in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and South Africa?
- 0.1644 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and South Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and South Africa rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 176th of 214 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
February 2026 Data Release