Democratic Republic of Congo vs El Salvador: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.08 index
in 2025
El Salvador
1.09 index
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
47th
El Salvador rank
45th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 164 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4641 index | 0.703 index | 0.2389 index | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6064 index | 0.8052 index | 0.1988 index | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.7177 index | 0.9082 index | 0.1905 index | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.9199 index | 1.03 index | 0.1124 index | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 0.0216 index | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Democratic Republic of Congo or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.09 index against 1.08 index in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
- 0.01 index, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.