Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo
Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9846 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo is 0.9846 GPIA, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo peaked at 0.9846 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.724 GPIA, in 1971.
Congo ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.724 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7472 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7699 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7781 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7859 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8066 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8165 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8378 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8378 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8437 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8659 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8753 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8926 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8824 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.874 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8756 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8731 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.859 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9846 GPIA | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7686 GPIA | 0.724 GPIA | 0.8066 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8565 GPIA | 0.8165 GPIA | 0.8926 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8748 GPIA | 0.874 GPIA | 0.8756 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8661 GPIA | 0.859 GPIA | 0.8731 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Congo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,171 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,848 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21,953 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.8 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33,072 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.37 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Congo was 0.9846 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9846 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.724 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Congo ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release