Nigeria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
Nigeria
0.8875 GPIA
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.9546 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria rank
161st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
159th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Nigeria
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.9546 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0671 GPIA.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.691 GPIA | 0.0918 GPIA | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.8111 GPIA | 0.7876 GPIA | 0.0235 GPIA | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.8244 GPIA | 0.0115 GPIA | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 0.892 GPIA | 0.8881 GPIA | 0.0039 GPIA | Nigeria |
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 0.9546 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.0671 GPIA, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th 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