Nigeria vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
0.6941 GPIA
in 2011
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
0.8884 GPIA
in 2024
Nigeria rank
170th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
172nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 0.8884 GPIA against 0.6941 GPIA in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1943 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 170th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3475 GPIA | 0.7154 GPIA | 0.3679 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.8101 GPIA | 0.0358 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.696 GPIA | 0.8065 GPIA | 0.1105 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.8054 GPIA | 0.088 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Nigeria or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 0.8884 GPIA against 0.6941 GPIA in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 0.1943 GPIA, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 170th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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