School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9272 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria stood at 0.9272 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9523 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5821 GPI, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5821 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6151 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6324 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6595 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.717 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7491 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7406 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7355 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.744 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7408 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6875 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6572 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7956 GPI | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8127 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8315 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7828 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8197 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8106 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8269 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8094 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8221 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8351 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8437 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8654 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8842 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9002 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9086 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9053 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9523 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9481 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9272 GPI | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6708 GPI | 0.5821 GPI | 0.7491 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7506 GPI | 0.6572 GPI | 0.8315 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8012 GPI | 0.7828 GPI | 0.8197 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8442 GPI | 0.8094 GPI | 0.9002 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9321 GPI | 0.9053 GPI | 0.9523 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9272 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9523 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5821 GPI in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.