Nigeria vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Nigeria
0.6941 GPIA
in 2011
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
0.9092 GPIA
in 2023
Nigeria rank
168th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
165th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Nigeria
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 0.9092 GPIA against 0.6941 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2151 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 168th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 165th of 189 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3475 GPIA | 0.7194 GPIA | 0.3719 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.8034 GPIA | 0.029 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.696 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.1441 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.114 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Nigeria or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 0.9092 GPIA against 0.6941 GPIA in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 0.2151 GPIA, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 168th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 165th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release