Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.97 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.97 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
164th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.5714 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.97 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5714 GPIA, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 164th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5714 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6088 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6284 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6542 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6668 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.739 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7647 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7597 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7715 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7791 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7594 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7628 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7955 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8057 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7486 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8321 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7742 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7944 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8052 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.793 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8042 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8202 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8459 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8002 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8218 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8286 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8348 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8403 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8563 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.878 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.883 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8903 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.925 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9653 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9754 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9328 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9667 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9883 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPIA | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 GPIA | 0.5714 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7836 GPIA | 0.7486 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8047 GPIA | 0.7742 GPIA | 0.8459 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.846 GPIA | 0.8048 GPIA | 0.8903 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9567 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.983 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.97 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5714 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release