School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9882 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nigeria is 0.9882 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 0.9891 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8009 GPIA, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 136th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8093 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8009 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.822 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8041 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8244 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.837 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8475 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8817 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8962 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9042 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9142 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9616 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9602 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.957 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9283 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.967 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9882 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9882 GPIA | -0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9882 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9882 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8093 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8464 GPIA | 0.8009 GPIA | 0.9042 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9436 GPIA | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9885 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 0.9891 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 0.9882 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9891 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8009 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release