School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.988 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.988 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
142nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5577 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria stood at 0.988 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5577 GPIA, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 142nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5577 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5901 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6078 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6353 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6968 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.729 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7211 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.716 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7249 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7224 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6708 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6417 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7806 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7986 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8181 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7706 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8126 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8045 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.822 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8051 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8191 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8331 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8418 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8631 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8821 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8983 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.907 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9013 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9476 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9443 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9457 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9215 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9613 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9891 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6482 GPIA | 0.5577 GPIA | 0.729 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7341 GPIA | 0.6417 GPIA | 0.8181 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7916 GPIA | 0.7706 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.841 GPIA | 0.8045 GPIA | 0.8983 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9013 GPIA | 0.9613 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9891 GPIA | 0.988 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 0.988 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5577 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 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