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
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Congo
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 91,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 88,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 87,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 88,823 (2025)
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
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.