Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8317 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.8317 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.8317 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4756 GPI, in 1981.
Niger ranks 164th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5068 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5072 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5137 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5258 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5277 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5215 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5172 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5067 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5218 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4869 GPI | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4756 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5096 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5058 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6459 GPI | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6498 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6627 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6674 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6835 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.719 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7372 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7715 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7806 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7983 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8169 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8263 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8317 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5165 GPI | 0.5067 GPI | 0.5277 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4907 GPI | 0.4756 GPI | 0.5096 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5058 GPI | 0.5058 GPI | 0.5058 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6808 GPI | 0.6459 GPI | 0.7372 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8042 GPI | 0.7715 GPI | 0.8317 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 161 Eritrea 0.8472 GPI compare
- 162 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8425 GPI compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 0.8359 GPI compare
- 165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8149 GPI compare
- 166 Iraq 0.7743 GPI compare
- 167 Guinea 0.7616 GPI compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 420,247 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Niger was 0.8317 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8317 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4756 GPI in 1981.
- How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 164th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, primary to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.