School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.6395 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.6395 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.6395 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2734 GPI, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 190th out of 195 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2734 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2891 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3367 GPI | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3702 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.362 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3596 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3589 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3595 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3611 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3688 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3768 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3849 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3936 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4029 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4127 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4231 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4337 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4748 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4694 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.458 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4372 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6093 GPI | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5343 GPI | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5563 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5621 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5773 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5799 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5921 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6203 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6218 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6395 GPI | +2.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6395 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8127 GPI, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6395 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9023 GPI, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +39.4% | 0.4372 GPI | 0.6093 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3412 GPI | 0.2734 GPI | 0.3702 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4079 GPI | 0.3688 GPI | 0.4748 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4935 GPI | 0.4372 GPI | 0.6093 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5509 GPI | 0.5343 GPI | 0.5621 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6052 GPI | 0.5773 GPI | 0.6395 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 187 Central African Republic 0.6631 GPI compare
- 188 Guinea 0.6439 GPI compare
- 189 Angola 0.6433 GPI compare
- 191 Zambia 0.5978 GPI compare
- 192 Afghanistan 0.5683 GPI compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.5328 GPI compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.6395 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6395 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2734 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 190th out of 195 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, secondary, 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.