Nigeria vs UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
Nigeria
0.8875 GPIA
in 2011
UNICEF: Africa
0.9497 GPIA
in 2021
Nigeria rank
161st
UNICEF: Africa rank
162nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Nigeria
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 0.9497 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0622 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: Africa'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 UNICEF: Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 161st and UNICEF: Africa ranks 162nd of 179 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.7855 GPIA | 0.0027 GPIA | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 0.8111 GPIA | 0.8356 GPIA | 0.0245 GPIA | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.848 GPIA | 0.035 GPIA | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 0.892 GPIA | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.0022 GPIA | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Nigeria or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, 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 Nigeria and UNICEF: Africa?
- 0.0622 GPIA, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 161st and UNICEF: Africa ranks 162nd of 179 countries.
- 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