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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5588 GPI
in 2016
Niger
0.5684 GPI
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
165th
Niger rank
164th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
00.20.40.6197119952019

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.5684 GPI against 0.5588 GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0096 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Niger ranks 164th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1031 GPI 0.0395 GPI 0.0636 GPI Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.3387 GPI 0.3602 GPI 0.0215 GPI Niger
2010s 0.5193 GPI 0.4472 GPI 0.0721 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 Niger?
Niger, at 0.5684 GPI against 0.5588 GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
0.0096 GPI, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
7 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th and Niger ranks 164th 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.