Burundi vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index

Burundi
1.16 GPI
in 2018
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1.51 GPI
in 2014
Burundi rank
2nd
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
1st

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index over time

  • Burundi
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
00.511.5197119942018

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 1.51 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Burundi, a difference of 0.35 GPI.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 2nd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st of 141 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9811 GPI 0.8722 GPI 0.1089 GPI Burundi
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.5755 GPI 0.4359 GPI Burundi
1990s 0.9333 GPI 0.8571 GPI 0.0762 GPI Burundi
2000s 1.1 GPI 0.9538 GPI 0.1499 GPI Burundi
2010s 1.09 GPI 1.1 GPI 0.0167 GPI Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index, Burundi or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 1.51 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Burundi as of 2014.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index between Burundi and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.35 GPI, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Burundi and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Burundi ranks 2nd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.