Nepal vs South Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Nepal
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
1.13 GPIA
in 2023
Nepal rank
17th
South Africa rank
14th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Nepal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.13 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in Nepal, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.
Across all 10 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 14th of 161 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.242 GPIA | 0.6754 GPIA | 0.4334 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3898 GPIA | 0.6223 GPIA | 0.2325 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.0006 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7808 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.2613 GPIA | South Africa |
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, Nepal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.13 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Nepal and South Africa?
- 0.05 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Nepal ranks 17th 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