South Africa vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
South Africa
0.432 GPIA
in 2023
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
0.3556 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
176th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
179th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- South Africa
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.432 GPIA against 0.3556 GPIA in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 0.0764 GPIA.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 176th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6789 GPIA | 0.5317 GPIA | 0.1472 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6425 GPIA | 0.7797 GPIA | 0.1371 GPIA | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 0.5987 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.4823 GPIA | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 0.4329 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 0.7833 GPIA | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, South Africa or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- South Africa, at 0.432 GPIA against 0.3556 GPIA in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between South Africa and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 0.0764 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- South Africa ranks 176th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary 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