Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.6334 GPIA
in 2021
Somalia
0.7034 GPIA
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
211th
Somalia rank
208th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.7034 GPIA against 0.6334 GPIA in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.07 GPIA.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th and Somalia ranks 208th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.338 GPIA | 0.2733 GPIA | 0.0647 GPIA | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3945 GPIA | 0.5115 GPIA | 0.117 GPIA | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5305 GPIA | 0.4732 GPIA | 0.0573 GPIA | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.7034 GPIA against 0.6334 GPIA in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 0.07 GPIA, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 211th and Somalia ranks 208th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release