School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo
Congo: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.8663 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Congo, 1971–2012
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
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- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
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
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.