ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
0.9497 GPIA
in 2021
Nigeria
0.8875 GPIA
in 2011
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
161st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Nigeria
How they compare
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 0.9497 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0622 GPIA.
That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st of 221 groups.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7855 GPIA | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.0027 GPIA | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 1990s | 0.8356 GPIA | 0.8111 GPIA | 0.0245 GPIA | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 2000s | 0.848 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 0.035 GPIA | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 2010s | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 0.0022 GPIA | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Nigeria?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 0.9497 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Nigeria?
- 0.0622 GPIA, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Nigeria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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