Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa

South Africa: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
29th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.9324 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
10
1994–2018

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, 1994–2018

00.250.50.7511994200620181994: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2017: 0.932 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9324 GPI, in 2017.

That places South Africa 29th out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in South Africa, 1994 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1994 1.04 GPI
1999 1.03 GPI -0.8%
2000 1.02 GPI -0.9%
2001 1.02 GPI +0.0%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.7%
2003 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2004 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.1%
2017 0.9324 GPI -8.8%
2018 1.03 GPI +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.04 GPI 2
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2010s 0.9801 GPI 0.9324 GPI 1.03 GPI 2

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 26 Malaysia 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 27 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 28 Myanmar 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 30 Oman 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 31 Estonia 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 32 Bahamas 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in South Africa was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9324 GPI in 2017.
How does South Africa rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
South Africa ranks 29th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.