Czechia vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Czechia
99.3%
in 2018
South Africa
99.1%
in 2018
Czechia rank
116th
South Africa rank
117th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Czechia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Czechia ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 117th of 188 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 102.5% 104.4% 1.9% South Africa
2000s 100.5% 102.4% 2.0% South Africa
2010s 100.3% 103.1% 2.8% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Czechia or South Africa?
Czechia, at 99.3% against 99.1% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Czechia and South Africa?
0.2%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Czechia and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Czechia ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 117th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.