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

Cameroon
0.878 GPI
in 2016
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.872 GPI
in 2015
Cameroon rank
174th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
175th

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

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

Cameroon currently reports 0.878 GPI against 0.872 GPI in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.006 GPI.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 174th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 175th of 193 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7373 GPI 0.5922 GPI 0.1451 GPI Cameroon
1980s 0.7888 GPI 0.6424 GPI 0.1463 GPI Cameroon
1990s 0.8503 GPI 0.6701 GPI 0.1801 GPI Cameroon
2000s 0.8413 GPI 0.7465 GPI 0.0948 GPI Cameroon
2010s 0.8672 GPI 0.8107 GPI 0.0565 GPI Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Cameroon or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Cameroon, at 0.878 GPI against 0.872 GPI in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.006 GPI, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 174th 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.