School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9459 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.9459 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.9772 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5682 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 187th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.64 GPIA | 0.5682 GPIA | 0.6856 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7154 GPIA | 0.6495 GPIA | 0.785 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7519 GPIA | 0.6796 GPIA | 0.889 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8203 GPIA | 0.7831 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8971 GPIA | 0.8589 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9391 GPIA | 0.9316 GPIA | 0.9459 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 184 Sudan 0.9495 GPIA compare
- 185 Mauritius 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 186 Namibia 0.9466 GPIA compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9452 GPIA compare
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
- 190 French Polynesia 0.943 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.9459 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9772 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5682 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 187th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, 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