Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9397 GPI against 0.9385 GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0012 GPI.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6416 GPI | 0.7105 GPI | 0.069 GPI | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.716 GPI | 0.7939 GPI | 0.0779 GPI | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7555 GPI | 0.8086 GPI | 0.0531 GPI | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8263 GPI | 0.8882 GPI | 0.0619 GPI | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.886 GPI | 0.958 GPI | 0.072 GPI | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.9397 GPI against 0.9385 GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.0012 GPI, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd and Nigeria ranks 170th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.