New Zealand vs South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
New Zealand
1.21 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.19 GPIA
in 2023
New Zealand rank
13th
South Africa rank
16th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.21 GPIA against 1.19 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1989 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.58 GPIA | 0.5213 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.588 GPIA | 0.4368 GPIA | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.6662 GPIA | 0.4556 GPIA | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.8616 GPIA | 0.2409 GPIA | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.0163 GPIA | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 1.21 GPIA against 1.19 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.02 GPIA, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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