School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9709 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970β2023
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 159th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
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
- 156 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.9718 GPIA compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 0.9713 GPIA compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.9709 GPIA compare
- 161 Monaco 0.9698 GPIA compare
- 162 Chile 0.9694 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, 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 159th out of 209 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