Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.1 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5419 index, in 1981.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5591 index | 0.5419 index | 0.5951 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6966 index | 0.6166 index | 0.7384 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7896 index | 0.7332 index | 0.8713 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9933 index | 0.9012 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.1 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5419 index in 1981.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, 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 equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.