Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.9459 index
in 2023
Sudan
0.9495 index
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
191st
Sudan rank
188th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.9495 index against 0.9459 index in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0036 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sudan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Sudan ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8203 index | 0.8604 index | 0.0401 index | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.8971 index | 0.8916 index | 0.0054 index | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.9495 index against 0.9459 index in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 0.0036 index, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 191st and Sudan ranks 188th 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.