School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1973β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9177 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9177 GPIA | 0.9177 GPIA | 0.9177 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 32 Iraq 1.05 GPIA compare
- 33 Central African Republic 1.05 GPIA compare
- 34 Aruba 1.05 GPIA compare
- 36 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
- 37 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9177 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release