What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Pakistan and South Africa?

0 5 year moving average, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs South Africa: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Pakistan

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Pakistan rank

1st

South Africa rank

1st

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Pakistan
South Africa

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in South Africa, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.

Pakistan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1957 5 year moving average	0.3728 5 year moving average	0.1772 5 year moving average	South Africa
2010s	0.3257 5 year moving average	0.3657 5 year moving average	0.04 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.859 5 year moving average	0.809 5 year moving average	0.05 5 year moving average	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Pakistan or South Africa?: Pakistan, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Pakistan and South Africa?: 0 5 year moving average, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Pakistan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database