Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.08
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 2025
All-time low
0.4075
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.4071982: 0.4211983: 0.4371984: 0.4521985: 0.4681986: 0.4811987: 0.4941988: 0.5021989: 0.5151990: 0.5291991: 0.5461992: 0.5631993: 0.5821994: 0.5971995: 0.6121996: 0.6381997: 0.6591998: 0.6691999: 0.6692000: 0.672001: 0.6752002: 0.6762003: 0.6782004: 0.6882005: 0.712006: 0.7382007: 0.7642008: 0.7822009: 0.7962010: 0.8172011: 0.8422012: 0.8692013: 0.8892014: 0.9072015: 0.9272016: 0.952017: 0.9772018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 1.12023: 1.12024: 1.12025: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.08. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.08 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4075, in 1981.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4641 0.4075 0.5146 9
1990s 0.6064 0.5288 0.6692 10
2000s 0.7177 0.6699 0.7959 10
2010s 0.9199 0.817 1.02 10
2020s 1.06 1.03 1.08 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4075 in 1981.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
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