Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9515 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.9515 GPI, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.9515 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6436 GPI, in 1971.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6436 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6548 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.699 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.697 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7369 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7508 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7784 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7867 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8015 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.809 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7849 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7022 GPI | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9515 GPI | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6736 GPI | 0.6436 GPI | 0.699 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7553 GPI | 0.7369 GPI | 0.7784 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.806 GPI | 0.7022 GPI | 0.9515 GPI | 6 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.9515 GPI in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9515 GPI in 1999.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6436 GPI in 1971.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 1999.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.