School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8895 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8895 GPI
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
181st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8895 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.5532 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2015

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2015

00.20.40.60.81971199320151971: 0.553 GPI1972: 0.575 GPI1973: 0.591 GPI1974: 0.619 GPI1975: 0.609 GPI1976: 0.613 GPI1977: 0.621 GPI1978: 0.619 GPI1979: 0.622 GPI1980: 0.633 GPI1981: 0.646 GPI1982: 0.655 GPI1983: 0.668 GPI1984: 0.682 GPI1985: 0.603 GPI1986: 0.606 GPI1987: 0.705 GPI1988: 0.679 GPI1992: 0.698 GPI1993: 0.707 GPI1994: 0.673 GPI1995: 0.67 GPI2007: 0.74 GPI2008: 0.764 GPI2009: 0.774 GPI2010: 0.788 GPI2011: 0.789 GPI2012: 0.801 GPI2013: 0.828 GPI2014: 0.829 GPI2015: 0.889 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2015, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 0.8895 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.8895 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5532 GPI, in 1971.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5532 GPI
1972 0.5749 GPI +3.9%
1973 0.5907 GPI +2.7%
1974 0.6188 GPI +4.7%
1975 0.6088 GPI -1.6%
1976 0.613 GPI +0.7%
1977 0.6209 GPI +1.3%
1978 0.6191 GPI -0.3%
1979 0.6215 GPI +0.4%
1980 0.6333 GPI +1.9%
1981 0.6455 GPI +1.9%
1982 0.6549 GPI +1.5%
1983 0.668 GPI +2.0%
1984 0.6816 GPI +2.0%
1985 0.6034 GPI -11.5%
1986 0.6061 GPI +0.5%
1987 0.7049 GPI +16.3%
1988 0.6791 GPI -3.7%
1992 0.6985 GPI +2.8%
1993 0.7066 GPI +1.2%
1994 0.6729 GPI -4.8%
1995 0.6702 GPI -0.4%
2007 0.7399 GPI +10.4%
2008 0.764 GPI +3.3%
2009 0.7743 GPI +1.4%
2010 0.7878 GPI +1.7%
2011 0.789 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.8011 GPI +1.5%
2013 0.8278 GPI +3.3%
2014 0.8289 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.8895 GPI +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6023 GPI 0.5532 GPI 0.6215 GPI 9
1980s 0.653 GPI 0.6034 GPI 0.7049 GPI 9
1990s 0.687 GPI 0.6702 GPI 0.7066 GPI 4
2000s 0.7594 GPI 0.7399 GPI 0.7743 GPI 3
2010s 0.8207 GPI 0.7878 GPI 0.8895 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 178 Liechtenstein 0.8967 GPI compare
  2. 179 Papua New Guinea 0.8943 GPI compare
  3. 180 Cameroon 0.8897 GPI compare
  4. 182 Eritrea 0.884 GPI compare
  5. 183 Zambia 0.8813 GPI compare
  6. 184 Pakistan 0.8775 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.8895 GPI in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 0.8895 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5532 GPI in 1971.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.