Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Afghanistan
0.571 GPI
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.6395 GPI
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
194th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
191st

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.6395 GPI against 0.571 GPI in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0685 GPI.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 194th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1505 GPI 0.3387 GPI 0.1882 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.4344 GPI 0.4125 GPI 0.0219 GPI Afghanistan
1990s 0.346 GPI 0.5093 GPI 0.1634 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.4273 GPI 0.5509 GPI 0.1236 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.546 GPI 0.6065 GPI 0.0604 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.6395 GPI against 0.571 GPI in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0685 GPI, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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