South Africa - Ratio of female to male primary enrollment

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in South Africa was 0.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 1.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.93 in 2015.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.99
1986 0.99
1987 0.99
1988 0.99
1989 1.00
1990 1.00
1991 1.00
1994 0.98
1995 0.99
1997 0.98
1998 0.98
1999 0.98
2000 0.96
2001 0.97
2002 0.97
2003 0.97
2004 0.97
2005 0.97
2006 0.96
2007 0.97
2008 0.97
2009 0.97
2010 0.96
2011 0.96
2012 0.96
2013 0.96
2014 0.96
2015 0.93
2016 0.97
2017 0.97
2018 0.96
2019 0.97

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation