Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.51 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 1.51 GPI, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.1% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.51 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5755 GPI, in 1987.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7541 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.8078 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9031 GPI | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9058 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5755 GPI | -36.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8564 GPI | +48.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8578 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7298 GPI | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9801 GPI | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 GPI | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9181 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9651 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.51 GPI | +49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8427 GPI | 0.7541 GPI | 0.9058 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5755 GPI | 0.5755 GPI | 0.5755 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8147 GPI | 0.7298 GPI | 0.8578 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9538 GPI | 0.9276 GPI | 0.9801 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 0.9181 GPI | 1.51 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.51 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5755 GPI in 1987.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.