Burkina Faso vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Burkina Faso
0.5279 GPI
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.5588 GPI
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
167th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
165th

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
00.20.40.6197119952019

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 0.5588 GPI against 0.5279 GPI in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0309 GPI.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 167th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 165th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1674 GPI 0.076 GPI 0.0914 GPI Burkina Faso
2000s 0.4692 GPI 0.3387 GPI 0.1305 GPI Burkina Faso
2010s 0.4863 GPI 0.5033 GPI 0.017 GPI Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 0.5588 GPI against 0.5279 GPI in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.0309 GPI, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 167th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 165th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.