School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Congo, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.11 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Congo peaked at 1.38 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7636 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Congo 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8389 GPIA | 0.7636 GPIA | 0.9471 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 3 Nigeria 1.15 GPIA compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 5 Georgia 1.12 GPIA compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 GPIA compare
- 8 American Samoa 1.1 GPIA compare
- 9 Gambia 1.09 GPIA compare
More education data for Congo
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Congo?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Congo was 1.11 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 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