School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.6395 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.6395 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.6395 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2734 GPI, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2734 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2891 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3367 GPI | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3702 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.362 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3596 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3589 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3595 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3611 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3688 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3768 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3849 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3936 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4029 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4127 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4231 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4337 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4748 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.483 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4713 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4474 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6093 GPI | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5343 GPI | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5563 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5621 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5773 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5877 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5921 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6203 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6218 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6395 GPI | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +36.2% | 0.4474 GPI | 0.6093 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3412 GPI | 0.2734 GPI | 0.3702 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4079 GPI | 0.3688 GPI | 0.4748 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5028 GPI | 0.4474 GPI | 0.6093 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5509 GPI | 0.5343 GPI | 0.5621 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6065 GPI | 0.5773 GPI | 0.6395 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.6395 GPI in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6395 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2734 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.