School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8313 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 0.8313 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.863 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5373 GPIA, in 1971.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 201st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5373 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5606 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5825 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6105 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5921 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6019 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6084 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6059 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6075 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6197 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6324 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6427 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6583 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6724 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.596 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6927 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6667 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.677 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6855 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6474 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6606 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7212 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7459 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7559 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7691 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.762 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7816 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8083 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8075 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.863 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8313 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5896 GPIA | 0.5373 GPIA | 0.6105 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6422 GPIA | 0.596 GPIA | 0.6927 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6676 GPIA | 0.6474 GPIA | 0.6855 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.741 GPIA | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.7559 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7986 GPIA | 0.762 GPIA | 0.863 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 117.6 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.8313 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5373 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release