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South Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index

0.43parity index (1 = parity) · 2023-31.6% since 2003

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OAEPG.1.GPIA. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (parity index (1 = parity))Note
20230.432
20220.429
20210.434
20200.437
20190.431
20180.452
20170.558
20160.497
20151.054
20040.629
20030.632
20020.639
20010.656
20000.657

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-oaepg-1-gpia (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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