Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo
Congo: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9768 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.9768 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo peaked at 1.07 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.787 index, in 1971.
Congo ranks 150th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.787 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8051 index | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8281 index | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8231 index | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8588 index | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8663 index | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8853 index | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9056 index | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9127 index | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.914 index | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9289 index | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9359 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9495 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9434 index | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9694 index | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9703 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9246 index | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9746 index | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9548 index | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9567 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9318 index | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9517 index | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9445 index | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9411 index | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8565 index | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9375 index | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8974 index | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8973 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9627 index | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9249 index | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9421 index | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9438 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9387 index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9366 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9175 index | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9031 index | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9308 index | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9305 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9306 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9412 index | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9428 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9683 index | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9768 index | +0.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.9768 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.9768 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8524 index | 0.787 index | 0.9127 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9465 index | 0.914 index | 0.9746 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9277 index | 0.8565 index | 0.9627 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9299 index | 0.9031 index | 0.9438 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9795 index | 0.9412 index | 1.07 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9768 index | 0.9768 index | 0.9768 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Congo was 0.9768 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 index in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.