South Africa vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
South Africa
0.432 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
0.3566 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa rank
176th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
173rd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- South Africa
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.432 GPIA against 0.3566 GPIA in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 0.0754 GPIA.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 173rd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6789 GPIA | 0.5356 GPIA | 0.1433 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6425 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 0.1439 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 0.5987 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.4851 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 0.4329 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 0.7867 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- South Africa, at 0.432 GPIA against 0.3566 GPIA in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 0.0754 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- South Africa ranks 176th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 173rd 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