School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7982 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.7982 GPI, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.7982 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5362 GPI, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5362 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5586 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6076 GPI | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.714 GPI | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7349 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.738 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7517 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7756 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7982 GPI | +2.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.7982 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8652 GPI, 92% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.7982 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5674 GPI | 0.5362 GPI | 0.6076 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7289 GPI | 0.714 GPI | 0.738 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7751 GPI | 0.7517 GPI | 0.7982 GPI | 3 |
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.7982 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7982 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5362 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 to tertiary, 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.