Iceland vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Iceland
100.5%
in 2018
South Africa
100.3%
in 2018
Iceland rank
106th
South Africa rank
109th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
0255075100199420062018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 100.5% against 100.3% 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.

Iceland ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 99.6% 104.3% 4.7% South Africa
2000s 99.8% 103.4% 3.6% South Africa
2010s 99.1% 104.6% 5.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 100.5% against 100.3% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Iceland and South Africa?
0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Iceland ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.