Low income vs Nigeria: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Low income
0.9263 GPI
in 2020
Nigeria
1.01 GPI
in 2019
Low income rank
45th
Nigeria rank
40th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Low income
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.01 GPI against 0.9263 GPI in Low income, a difference of 0.0837 GPI.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6668 GPI 0.6963 GPI 0.0296 GPI Nigeria
1980s 0.7389 GPI 0.799 GPI 0.0601 GPI Nigeria
1990s 0.7628 GPI 0.8153 GPI 0.0525 GPI Nigeria
2000s 0.8346 GPI 0.8502 GPI 0.0156 GPI Nigeria
2010s 0.9136 GPI 0.9587 GPI 0.0451 GPI Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Low income or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.01 GPI against 0.9263 GPI in Low income as of 2019.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Low income and Nigeria?
0.0837 GPI, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Low income and Nigeria rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Low income ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.