Nigeria vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
1.15 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
1.06 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria rank
6th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
7th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.15 GPIA against 1.06 GPIA in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, a difference of 0.09 GPIA.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: West and Central Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 6th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: West and Central Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.9761 GPIA | 0.0303 GPIA | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9401 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 0.0579 GPIA | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0127 GPIA | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index, Nigeria or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Nigeria, at 1.15 GPIA against 1.06 GPIA in UNICEF: West and Central Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 0.09 GPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 6th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 7th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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