School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, 1996–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8537 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Congo 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9246 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8537 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8661 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8597 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8953 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8665 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9243 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9074 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8891 GPIA | 0.8537 GPIA | 0.9246 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8866 GPIA | 0.8597 GPIA | 0.9243 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Congo was 1.05 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8537 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Congo ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release