School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9385 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.9385 GPI.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9927 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5706 GPI, in 1971.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5706 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5999 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6216 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6491 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6383 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.658 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6745 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6793 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6872 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7025 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7148 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7236 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7368 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7507 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6501 GPI | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6503 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7852 GPI | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7307 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.708 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7405 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7513 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.773 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7386 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6823 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.745 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8945 GPI | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7888 GPI | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8173 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.841 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8582 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8704 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8666 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8821 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9017 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9091 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9927 GPI | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9385 GPI | -5.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9385 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9351 GPI, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9385 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6421 GPI | 0.5706 GPI | 0.6872 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.716 GPI | 0.6501 GPI | 0.7852 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7542 GPI | 0.6823 GPI | 0.8945 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8263 GPI | 0.7888 GPI | 0.8582 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9087 GPI | 0.8666 GPI | 0.9927 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9385 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9927 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5706 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.