Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5588 GPI
in 2016
Ethiopia
0.4832 GPI
in 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
165th
Ethiopia rank
168th

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.5588 GPI against 0.4832 GPI in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0756 GPI.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Ethiopia ranks 168th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.076 GPI 0.0885 GPI 0.0125 GPI Ethiopia
2000s 0.3328 GPI 0.3761 GPI 0.0433 GPI Ethiopia
2010s 0.4996 GPI 0.4511 GPI 0.0485 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.5588 GPI against 0.4832 GPI in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
0.0756 GPI, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Ethiopia ranks 168th 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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About this data

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.