Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria

Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9214 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9214 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
163rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9469 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.7113 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
17
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.942 GPI2000: 0.826 GPI2001: 0.828 GPI2002: 0.711 GPI2004: 0.803 GPI2005: 0.853 GPI2006: 0.831 GPI2007: 0.795 GPI2008: 0.857 GPI2009: 0.865 GPI2010: 0.881 GPI2011: 0.872 GPI2012: 0.946 GPI2013: 0.947 GPI2014: 0.905 GPI2015: 0.929 GPI2016: 0.921 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.9214 GPI, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9469 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7113 GPI, in 2002.

Nigeria ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nigeria, 1999 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.9422 GPI
2000 0.8264 GPI -12.3%
2001 0.8284 GPI +0.2%
2002 0.7113 GPI -14.1%
2004 0.8032 GPI +12.9%
2005 0.8529 GPI +6.2%
2006 0.8309 GPI -2.6%
2007 0.7949 GPI -4.3%
2008 0.8568 GPI +7.8%
2009 0.8655 GPI +1.0%
2010 0.8814 GPI +1.8%
2011 0.8723 GPI -1.0%
2012 0.9463 GPI +8.5%
2013 0.9469 GPI +0.1%
2014 0.9048 GPI -4.5%
2015 0.9289 GPI +2.7%
2016 0.9214 GPI -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9422 GPI 0.9422 GPI 0.9422 GPI 1
2000s 0.8189 GPI 0.7113 GPI 0.8655 GPI 9
2010s 0.9146 GPI 0.8723 GPI 0.9469 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 160 Cuba 0.929 GPI compare
  2. 161 Algeria 0.9249 GPI compare
  3. 162 Australia 0.9215 GPI compare
  4. 164 Thailand 0.9211 GPI compare
  5. 165 Qatar 0.9173 GPI compare
  6. 166 Guatemala 0.908 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9214 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9469 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7113 GPI in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Nigeria ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.