School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.872 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 0.872 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.872 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5397 GPI, in 1971.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5397 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5628 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5847 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6129 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5952 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6049 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6113 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6085 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6096 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6216 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6342 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6436 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6586 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6722 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5956 GPI | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5988 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6917 GPI | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6656 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6772 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.686 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6493 GPI | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6631 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7275 GPI | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7514 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7607 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7742 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7682 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7875 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8142 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8151 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.872 GPI | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5922 GPI | 0.5397 GPI | 0.6129 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6424 GPI | 0.5956 GPI | 0.6917 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6689 GPI | 0.6493 GPI | 0.686 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7465 GPI | 0.7275 GPI | 0.7607 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8052 GPI | 0.7682 GPI | 0.872 GPI | 6 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.872 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.872 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5397 GPI in 1971.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.