Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9902 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.9902 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9902 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2617 index, in 1981.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2617 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2668 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2764 index | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2854 index | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.297 index | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3136 index | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3275 index | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3421 index | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3547 index | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.368 index | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3825 index | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4041 index | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.424 index | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4436 index | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4587 index | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4734 index | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4873 index | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5048 index | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5221 index | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5451 index | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5678 index | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5864 index | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5913 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5908 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5879 index | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5784 index | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5709 index | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5813 index | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6127 index | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.65 index | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6866 index | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7049 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7103 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7136 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7279 index | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7502 index | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7749 index | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7967 index | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8205 index | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8478 index | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8806 index | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9119 index | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9399 index | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9719 index | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9902 index | +1.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9902 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.9902 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3028 index | 0.2617 index | 0.3547 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4468 index | 0.368 index | 0.5221 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5813 index | 0.5451 index | 0.6127 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7336 index | 0.65 index | 0.8205 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9237 index | 0.8478 index | 0.9902 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 126 Kazakhstan 0.9969 index compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 0.9957 index compare
- 128 South Korea 0.9952 index compare
- 130 Romania 0.9838 index compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 0.9772 index compare
- 132 India 0.967 index compare
More gender data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 59,241 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.9902 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9902 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2617 index in 1981.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.