School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Congo, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7221 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7352 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7578 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7455 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7654 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7649 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7801 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8008 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8063 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8132 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8376 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8505 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8819 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.893 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8774 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9151 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9056 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8956 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8927 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8761 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8786 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8506 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9062 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9931 GPIA | +9.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.9931 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.9931 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (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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February 2026 Data Release