MDG: Northern Africa vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
MDG: Northern Africa
0.977 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria
0.9882 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
138th
Nigeria rank
136th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- MDG: Northern Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9882 GPIA against 0.977 GPIA in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.0112 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 136th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Northern Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 0.1052 GPIA | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9495 GPIA | 0.8464 GPIA | 0.1031 GPIA | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.9436 GPIA | 0.0172 GPIA | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 0.0201 GPIA | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, MDG: Northern Africa or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.9882 GPIA against 0.977 GPIA in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between MDG: Northern Africa and Nigeria?
- 0.0112 GPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Northern Africa and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 136th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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