School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Niger
Niger: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.6364 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.6364 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 53.7% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.6364 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 GPI, in 1974.
That places Niger 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0561 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.0466 GPI | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1239 GPI | +165.9% |
| 1976 | 0.12 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1745 GPI | +45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1877 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2116 GPI | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2111 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2574 GPI | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 0.221 GPI | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1982 GPI | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2846 GPI | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2345 GPI | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2258 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2032 GPI | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1837 GPI | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3933 GPI | +114.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3977 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4412 GPI | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3812 GPI | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4187 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4398 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4271 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4431 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4561 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4031 GPI | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4842 GPI | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5621 GPI | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.492 GPI | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4142 GPI | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6364 GPI | +53.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +165.9% | 0.0466 GPI | 0.1239 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1315 GPI | 0.0466 GPI | 0.2116 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2295 GPI | 0.1982 GPI | 0.2846 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1837 GPI | 0.1837 GPI | 0.1837 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4142 GPI | 0.3812 GPI | 0.4412 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4864 GPI | 0.4031 GPI | 0.6364 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Niger?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Niger was 0.6364 GPI in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6364 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 GPI in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.