School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.7982 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.7982 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5362 GPI, in 1971.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 167th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (2023)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5362 GPI in 1971.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 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.