Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.9459 index
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.9436 index
in 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
191st
Guinea-Bissau rank
193rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.9459 index against 0.9436 index in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0023 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6342 index | 0.5718 index | 0.0623 index | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.7236 index | 0.5095 index | 0.2141 index | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.7358 index | 0.5737 index | 0.1621 index | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.8621 index | 0.9436 index | 0.0815 index | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.9459 index against 0.9436 index in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0023 index, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.