School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9516 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.9516 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9516 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.35 GPI, in 1984.
That places Nigeria 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4742 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4736 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.481 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.53 GPI | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4828 GPI | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5337 GPI | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5161 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4689 GPI | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5127 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5503 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4148 GPI | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 0.35 GPI | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7164 GPI | +104.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7781 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7867 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7716 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9067 GPI | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8406 GPI | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8325 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7617 GPI | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7984 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8156 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7704 GPI | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8337 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8692 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8736 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.853 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9111 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9099 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8931 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.915 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9032 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9516 GPI | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4988 GPI | 0.4736 GPI | 0.5337 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5722 GPI | 0.35 GPI | 0.7867 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8392 GPI | 0.7716 GPI | 0.9067 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.817 GPI | 0.7617 GPI | 0.8692 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9013 GPI | 0.853 GPI | 0.9516 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9516 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9516 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 GPI in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.