School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9598 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger stood at 0.9598 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger peaked at 0.9598 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5278 GPIA, in 1972.
Niger ranks 177th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5285 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5278 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5339 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5458 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5471 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5407 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5432 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5407 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5665 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5402 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5378 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5426 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5552 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5549 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.554 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5704 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5856 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6068 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6225 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6419 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6592 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6691 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6735 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6763 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6875 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.689 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7019 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7054 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7131 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7401 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.751 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7821 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7843 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8002 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8044 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8164 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8158 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.819 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8278 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9342 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9598 GPIA | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5416 GPIA | 0.5278 GPIA | 0.5665 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5439 GPIA | 0.5378 GPIA | 0.5552 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5994 GPIA | 0.554 GPIA | 0.6592 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7007 GPIA | 0.6691 GPIA | 0.751 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8063 GPIA | 0.7821 GPIA | 0.8278 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.947 GPIA | 0.9342 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Niger was 0.9598 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9598 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5278 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Niger ranks 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release