Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI was 0.9405 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9405 GPI
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
167th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9405 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.7825 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2015

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007–2015

00.20.40.60.812007201120152007: 0.782 GPI2008: 0.809 GPI2009: 0.824 GPI2010: 0.839 GPI2012: 0.851 GPI2013: 0.876 GPI2014: 0.871 GPI2015: 0.941 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.9405 GPI, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9405 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7825 GPI, in 2007.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary … lower GPI in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
2007 0.7825 GPI —
2008 0.8088 GPI +3.4%
2009 0.8244 GPI +1.9%
2010 0.839 GPI +1.8%
2012 0.8511 GPI +1.4%
2013 0.8756 GPI +2.9%
2014 0.8708 GPI -0.5%
2015 0.9405 GPI +8.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9405 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9432 GPI, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9405 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9863 GPI, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8052 GPI 0.7825 GPI 0.8244 GPI 3
2010s 0.8754 GPI 0.839 GPI 0.9405 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 164 Tuvalu 0.9488 GPI compare
  2. 165 Sudan 0.9459 GPI compare
  3. 166 Morocco 0.943 GPI compare
  4. 168 Nigeria 0.9383 GPI compare
  5. 169 Eswatini 0.9366 GPI compare
  6. 170 Algeria 0.9318 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9405 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.9405 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7825 GPI in 2007.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.