School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8875 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 1986–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria is 0.8875 GPIA, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.8965 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7668 GPIA, in 1986.
That places Nigeria 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.7668 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.7854 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7964 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8111 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7991 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8155 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8122 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8249 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8965 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8875 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.7668 GPIA | 0.7964 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8111 GPIA | 0.8111 GPIA | 0.8111 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 0.8249 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.892 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 0.8965 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 0.8875 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8965 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7668 GPIA in 1986.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release