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South Africa - Female Male TEA Ratio 0.76

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

0.76 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 116 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 2001

1.46×

Ranking Race — Female Male TEA Ratio

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200120062011201620212024#11#252013 overtook China2016 overtook Luxembourg
South AfricaThailandUnited Arab EmiratesMexicoLithuania

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #11 to #25 (overtook China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2013
Overtook China in global rank auto
2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2016
Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

Female Male TEA Ratio, 2001-2023

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120230.520.640.770.89

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