Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index

Nigeria
0.6919 GPI
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.658 GPI
in 2019
Nigeria rank
150th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
151st

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.6919 GPI against 0.658 GPI in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0339 GPI.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 150th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 0.372 GPI 0.1599 GPI 0.2122 GPI Nigeria
1990s 0.7816 GPI 0.2688 GPI 0.5128 GPI Nigeria
2000s 0.7005 GPI 0.4505 GPI 0.25 GPI Nigeria
2010s 0.74 GPI 0.8246 GPI 0.0846 GPI Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Nigeria, at 0.6919 GPI against 0.658 GPI in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.0339 GPI, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Nigeria ranks 150th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.