School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9931 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo is 0.9931 GPIA, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo peaked at 0.9931 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7221 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Congo 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7642 GPIA | 0.7221 GPIA | 0.8063 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8683 GPIA | 0.8132 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8881 GPIA | 0.8761 GPIA | 0.8956 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8785 GPIA | 0.8506 GPIA | 0.9062 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9931 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Congo was 0.9931 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9931 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Congo ranks 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 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