Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Niger
Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7661 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Niger, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.7661 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.7661 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5282 GPI, in 1995.
That places Niger 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5282 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 0.5663 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5847 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.608 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6312 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.652 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6492 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6612 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6469 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6585 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6407 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6405 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6402 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6452 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.723 GPI | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6831 GPI | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6975 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.717 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7197 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7228 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.756 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7661 GPI | +1.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.7661 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9158 GPI, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.7661 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPI, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5837 GPI | 0.5282 GPI | 0.6312 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6483 GPI | 0.6402 GPI | 0.6612 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7232 GPI | 0.6831 GPI | 0.7661 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Niger?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Niger was 0.7661 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7661 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5282 GPI in 1995.
- How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.