Benin vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Benin
0.8661 GPI
in 2016
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.872 GPI
in 2015
Benin rank
178th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
175th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Benin
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 0.872 GPI against 0.8661 GPI in Benin, a difference of 0.0059 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Benin ranks 178th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 175th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4463 GPI 0.5888 GPI 0.1425 GPI Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s 0.4793 GPI 0.6287 GPI 0.1494 GPI Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 0.8239 GPI 0.8174 GPI 0.0065 GPI Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 0.872 GPI against 0.8661 GPI in Benin as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.0059 GPI, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Benin ranks 178th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.