Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index

Ethiopia
1.05 GPI
in 2014
Nigeria
1.05 GPI
in 2009
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
22nd

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 164 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0144 GPI Ethiopia
2000s 1.05 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0109 GPI Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.05 GPI against 1.05 GPI in Ethiopia as of 2009.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0 GPI, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, 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
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.