Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.9459 index
in 2023
Namibia
0.9466 index
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
191st
Namibia rank
190th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.9466 index against 0.9459 index in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0007 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7519 index | 0.9948 index | 0.2429 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.8203 index | 0.9568 index | 0.1364 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.8971 index | 0.9525 index | 0.0554 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9391 index | 0.953 index | 0.0139 index | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.9466 index against 0.9459 index in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
- 0.0007 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 190th 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.