Ghana vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
Ghana
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria
1.02 GPIA
in 2023
Ghana rank
100th
Nigeria rank
98th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Ghana, a difference of 0 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6335 GPIA | 0.4875 GPIA | 0.1459 GPIA | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.63 GPIA | 0.5377 GPIA | 0.0923 GPIA | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.7157 GPIA | 0.8257 GPIA | 0.1099 GPIA | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8336 GPIA | 0.8117 GPIA | 0.022 GPIA | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.9068 GPIA | 0.0056 GPIA | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.011 GPIA | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.02 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0 GPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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