School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9709 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9709 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
163rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.5714 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.9709 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5714 GPIA, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5714 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6088 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6284 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6542 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6668 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.739 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7647 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7597 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7715 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7791 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7594 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7628 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7955 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8057 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7486 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8321 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7742 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7944 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8052 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.793 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8042 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8202 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8459 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7943 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7987 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8218 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8286 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8286 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8341 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8503 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8985 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9046 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9132 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9261 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.925 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9653 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9307 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9667 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9883 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9709 GPIA | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9709 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9709 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 GPIA | 0.5714 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7836 GPIA | 0.7486 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8039 GPIA | 0.7742 GPIA | 0.8459 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 0.9132 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.9908 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9709 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5714 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, 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