School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 2001–2023
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 6th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9291 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9374 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9826 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9718 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8269 GPIA | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9667 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9522 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9015 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9994 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +14.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6th out of 205 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