School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.8863 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.8863 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.9205 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7724 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7724 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7995 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8149 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8283 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8377 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8608 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8545 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9205 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8863 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7956 GPIA | 0.7724 GPIA | 0.8149 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8283 GPIA | 0.9205 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.8863 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.8863 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9205 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7724 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release