School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.959 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.959 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
176th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.959 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5446 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1971–2024
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 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5446 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5477 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5538 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5705 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5707 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5611 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5638 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5625 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6021 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5681 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5624 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.575 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5908 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5722 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5858 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5823 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5735 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5873 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5911 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5902 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6028 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6081 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5768 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6232 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6239 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6382 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6514 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6651 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.671 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.676 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6813 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6922 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6974 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7101 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7174 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7303 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7653 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7808 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8023 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8151 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8294 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8335 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8451 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8448 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8462 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8638 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8622 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8749 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9101 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9237 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9428 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.959 GPIA | +1.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.959 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.959 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (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 176th out of 215 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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February 2026 Data Release