How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9332 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

0.9332 GPI

Change on year

up 7.8%

World rank

169th

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.9332 GPI

in 2015

All-time low

0.778 GPI

in 2007

Years of data

2007–2015

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.9332 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9332 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.778 GPI, in 2007.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.8008 GPI	0.778 GPI	0.8198 GPI	3
2010s	0.87 GPI	0.8348 GPI	0.9332 GPI	5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

166 Eswatini 0.9403 GPI compare
167 Morocco 0.9387 GPI compare
168 Nigeria 0.9358 GPI compare
170 Algeria 0.9328 GPI compare
171 Ethiopia 0.9174 GPI compare
172 Mozambique 0.9173 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 313.43 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9332 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.9332 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.778 GPI in 2007.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.