School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9724 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.9724 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo peaked at 0.9724 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.711 GPI, in 1971.
Congo ranks 138th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.711 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7259 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7513 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7522 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7683 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7877 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7972 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8217 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8201 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8253 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8479 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8577 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8735 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8626 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8508 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8513 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8577 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8449 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9724 GPI | +15.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.9724 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.9724 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7494 GPI | 0.711 GPI | 0.7877 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8383 GPI | 0.7972 GPI | 0.8735 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.851 GPI | 0.8508 GPI | 0.8513 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8513 GPI | 0.8449 GPI | 0.8577 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9724 GPI | 0.9724 GPI | 0.9724 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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Congo was 0.9724 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9724 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.711 GPI in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Congo ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 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.