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.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index 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, secondary, gender parity index was 0.6395 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

0.6395 GPI

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

190th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.6395 GPI

in 2015

All-time low

0.2734 GPI

in 1971

Years of data

1971–2015

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.

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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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

Indicator: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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.