Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.76 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 1.76 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.2% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.76 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5065 GPI, in 1987.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6665 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.7283 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.832 GPI | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8199 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5065 GPI | -38.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7535 GPI | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6576 GPI | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9355 GPI | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8819 GPI | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8122 GPI | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8797 GPI | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.987 GPI | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 1.76 GPI | +78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7617 GPI | 0.6665 GPI | 0.832 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5065 GPI | 0.5065 GPI | 0.5065 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7055 GPI | 0.6576 GPI | 0.7535 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9087 GPI | 0.8819 GPI | 0.9355 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 0.8122 GPI | 1.76 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.76 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5065 GPI in 1987.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. 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 the last grade 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.