School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.959 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.959 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.959 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5446 GPIA, in 1971.
Niger ranks 172nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5641 GPIA | 0.5446 GPIA | 0.6021 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5777 GPIA | 0.5624 GPIA | 0.5908 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6171 GPIA | 0.5768 GPIA | 0.6651 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7122 GPIA | 0.671 GPIA | 0.7808 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8417 GPIA | 0.8023 GPIA | 0.8749 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9339 GPIA | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.959 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.959 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5446 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 School life expectancy, 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