School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.872 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.872 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5397 GPI, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 … secondary GPI gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.872 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9103 GPI, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.872 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5397 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.