Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.6692 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.6692 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.7893 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3545 GPI, in 1996.
That places Niger 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3545 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.3812 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4244 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4852 GPI | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5184 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4737 GPI | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4792 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4977 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.55 GPI | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6084 GPI | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5703 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5494 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5168 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5716 GPI | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.575 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6771 GPI | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6658 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7756 GPI | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7893 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7384 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6692 GPI | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4113 GPI | 0.3545 GPI | 0.4852 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5293 GPI | 0.4737 GPI | 0.6084 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6828 GPI | 0.5716 GPI | 0.7893 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7127 GPI compare
- 171 Yemen 0.6982 GPI compare
- 172 Mali 0.6981 GPI compare
- 174 Guinea 0.6276 GPI compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6195 GPI compare
- 176 Central African Republic 0.5935 GPI compare
More education data for Niger
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Niger was 0.6692 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7893 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3545 GPI in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.