Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa

South Africa: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted was 0.9933 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.9933 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9758 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
6
2016–2024

Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa, 2016–2024

00.250.50.7512016202020242016: 0.992 GPIA2020: 0.994 GPIA2021: 0.976 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 0.993 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.9933 GPIA for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9758 GPIA, in 2021.

South Africa ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in South Africa, 2016 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2016 0.992 GPIA
2020 0.9941 GPIA +0.2%
2021 0.9758 GPIA -1.8%
2022 1.02 GPIA +4.3%
2023 1.01 GPIA -0.4%
2024 0.9933 GPIA -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.992 GPIA 0.992 GPIA 0.992 GPIA 1
2020s 0.9992 GPIA 0.9758 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 17 Kenya 0.9982 GPIA compare
  2. 18 Nigeria 0.9967 GPIA compare
  3. 19 Guatemala 0.9951 GPIA compare
  4. 21 Chile 0.989 GPIA compare
  5. 22 Paraguay 0.9884 GPIA compare
  6. 23 Zambia 0.9877 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa?
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in South Africa was 0.9933 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9758 GPIA in 2021.
How does South Africa rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted?
South Africa ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
34 places, 402 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release