School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5923 GPIA in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.5923 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.5923 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0567 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.076 GPIA | 0.0567 GPIA | 0.103 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3371 GPIA | 0.3089 GPIA | 0.3535 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4999 GPIA | 0.4441 GPIA | 0.5552 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5923 GPIA | 0.5923 GPIA | 0.5923 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.5923 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5923 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release