Ethiopia vs South Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ethiopia
1.12 GPIA
in 2015
South Africa
1.13 GPIA
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
15th
South Africa rank
14th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.13 GPIA against 1.12 GPIA in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th of 161 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.489 GPIA | 0.6754 GPIA | 0.1864 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.6332 GPIA | 0.4993 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 0.3032 GPIA | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.13 GPIA against 1.12 GPIA in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 0.01 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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