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
0.40.60.811.2199820112024

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

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release