School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.993 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.993 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo peaked at 0.993 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.722 GPI, in 1971.
That places Congo 115th out of 193 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 GPI gender parity in Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.722 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7335 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7567 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.743 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7637 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7636 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7807 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8015 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8073 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8152 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8401 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8423 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.848 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8729 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8819 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8645 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8985 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8863 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8738 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8748 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8679 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8772 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.85 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9059 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.993 GPI | +9.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.993 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.993 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7636 GPI | 0.722 GPI | 0.8073 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8611 GPI | 0.8152 GPI | 0.8985 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8722 GPI | 0.8679 GPI | 0.8748 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8777 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 0.9059 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.993 GPI | 0.993 GPI | 0.993 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Congo was 0.993 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.993 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.722 GPI in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Congo ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, 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.