Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Congo

Congo: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9879 index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9879 index
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.07 index
in 2005
All-time low
0.8472 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Congo, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.847 index1982: 0.852 index1983: 0.862 index1984: 0.866 index1985: 0.871 index1986: 0.873 index1987: 0.881 index1988: 0.887 index1989: 0.892 index1990: 0.9 index1991: 0.907 index1992: 0.915 index1993: 0.925 index1994: 0.937 index1995: 0.95 index1996: 0.962 index1997: 0.975 index1998: 0.989 index1999: 1 index2000: 1 index2001: 1 index2002: 1 index2003: 1.1 index2004: 1.1 index2005: 1.1 index2006: 1.1 index2007: 1.1 index2008: 1 index2009: 1 index2010: 1 index2011: 1 index2012: 1 index2013: 1 index2014: 1 index2015: 1 index2016: 1 index2017: 1 index2018: 1 index2019: 1 index2020: 0.999 index2021: 0.997 index2022: 0.993 index2023: 0.992 index2024: 0.989 index2025: 0.988 index

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 Congo stood at 0.9879 index.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Congo peaked at 1.07 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8472 index, in 1981.

Congo ranks 153rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8703 index 0.8472 index 0.8924 index 9
1990s 0.9463 index 0.8998 index 1 index 10
2000s 1.05 index 1.02 index 1.07 index 10
2010s 1.01 index 1 index 1.02 index 10
2020s 0.993 index 0.9879 index 0.9987 index 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 150 Iceland 0.9973 index compare
  2. 151 Chile 0.997 index compare
  3. 152 Togo 0.9909 index compare
  4. 154 Mali 0.9879 index compare
  5. 155 Chad 0.9806 index compare
  6. 156 Iraq 0.9674 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Congo?
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Congo was 0.9879 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2005.
What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8472 index in 1981.
How does Congo rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Congo ranks 153rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.