School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8269 GPIA, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9458 GPIA | 0.8269 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9401 GPIA | 0.9015 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Saint Helena 1.45 GPIA
- 1 Somalia 1.25 GPIA
- 2 Cook Islands 1.24 GPIA compare
- 2 Senegal 1.18 GPIA compare
- 3 Anguilla 1.23 GPIA compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 4 Montserrat 0.9953 GPIA compare
- 5 Georgia 1.12 GPIA compare
- 5 Niue 0.653 GPIA compare
- 6 Congo 1.11 GPIA compare
- 6 Tokelau 0.622 GPIA compare
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 1.15 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8269 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release