Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Zambia: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index

Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.6395 GPI
in 2015
Zambia
0.5978 GPI
in 1988
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
190th
Zambia rank
191st

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 0.6395 GPI against 0.5978 GPI in Zambia, a difference of 0.0417 GPI.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 191st of 195 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3401 GPI 0.5119 GPI 0.1718 GPI Zambia
1980s 0.4057 GPI 0.5704 GPI 0.1648 GPI Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 0.6395 GPI against 0.5978 GPI in Zambia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
0.0417 GPI, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1988.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 190th and Zambia ranks 191st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.