School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo

Congo: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.8663 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.8663 GPI
World rank
171st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.8663 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.4301 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2012

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo, 1971–2012

00.20.40.60.81971199120121971: 0.43 GPI1972: 0.454 GPI1973: 0.522 GPI1974: 0.533 GPI1975: 0.549 GPI1976: 0.555 GPI1977: 0.59 GPI1978: 0.616 GPI1979: 0.628 GPI1980: 0.639 GPI1981: 0.699 GPI1982: 0.705 GPI1984: 0.702 GPI1985: 0.743 GPI1986: 0.772 GPI1987: 0.797 GPI1988: 0.809 GPI1989: 0.8 GPI1990: 0.755 GPI1992: 0.757 GPI1996: 0.744 GPI2002: 0.737 GPI2003: 0.684 GPI2004: 0.841 GPI2012: 0.866 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2012, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo stood at 0.8663 GPI. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo peaked at 0.8663 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4301 GPI, in 1971.

Congo ranks 171st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.542 GPI 0.4301 GPI 0.6285 GPI 9
1980s 0.7405 GPI 0.6385 GPI 0.8085 GPI 9
1990s 0.7517 GPI 0.7439 GPI 0.7566 GPI 3
2000s 0.754 GPI 0.6838 GPI 0.8411 GPI 3
2010s 0.8663 GPI 0.8663 GPI 0.8663 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 168 Mozambique 0.8854 GPI compare
  2. 169 Gabon 0.8792 GPI compare
  3. 170 Pakistan 0.8703 GPI compare
  4. 172 Cameroon 0.8485 GPI compare
  5. 173 Cambodia 0.8393 GPI compare
  6. 174 Liechtenstein 0.8369 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo was 0.8663 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.8663 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4301 GPI in 1971.
How does Congo rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Congo ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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

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.