Nigeria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

Nigeria
0.8875 GPIA
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
0.9532 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria rank
161st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
161st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 0.9532 GPIA against 0.8875 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0657 GPIA.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'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 (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7829 GPIA 0.6891 GPIA 0.0938 GPIA Nigeria
1990s 0.8111 GPIA 0.7853 GPIA 0.0258 GPIA Nigeria
2000s 0.813 GPIA 0.8222 GPIA 0.0092 GPIA WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 0.892 GPIA 0.886 GPIA 0.006 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 0.9532 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
0.0657 GPIA, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
Nigeria ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release