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.

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

Name: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9902 index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.9902 index

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

129th

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.9902 index

in 2025

All-time low

0.2617 index

in 1981

Years of data

1981–2025

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.

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

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

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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Indicator: Upper secondary completion rate, 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: 164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.