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

Latest (2018)
0.9385 GPI
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
172nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9927 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.5706 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.811971199420181971: 0.571 GPI1972: 0.6 GPI1973: 0.622 GPI1974: 0.649 GPI1975: 0.638 GPI1976: 0.658 GPI1977: 0.675 GPI1978: 0.679 GPI1979: 0.687 GPI1980: 0.703 GPI1981: 0.715 GPI1982: 0.724 GPI1983: 0.737 GPI1984: 0.751 GPI1985: 0.65 GPI1986: 0.65 GPI1987: 0.785 GPI1988: 0.731 GPI1990: 0.708 GPI1991: 0.741 GPI1992: 0.751 GPI1993: 0.773 GPI1994: 0.739 GPI1995: 0.682 GPI1998: 0.745 GPI1999: 0.895 GPI2002: 0.789 GPI2007: 0.817 GPI2008: 0.841 GPI2009: 0.858 GPI2010: 0.87 GPI2011: 0.867 GPI2012: 0.882 GPI2013: 0.902 GPI2014: 0.909 GPI2015: 0.993 GPI2018: 0.939 GPI

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 169 Algeria 0.9474 GPI compare
  2. 170 Nigeria 0.9397 GPI compare
  3. 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
  4. 173 Brazil 0.9376 GPI compare
  5. 174 Sudan 0.9351 GPI compare
  6. 175 Cape Verde 0.9337 GPI compare

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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 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.