School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9621 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9621 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
172nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.9621 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3596 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
41
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.9621 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.9621 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3596 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Niger 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.381 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3596 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3772 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3692 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3919 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4073 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4109 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3888 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4057 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4257 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4278 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.441 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4255 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4302 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4548 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5043 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5442 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5652 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6049 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.636 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6604 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6618 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6502 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6633 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6509 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6659 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6598 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6428 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.637 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.629 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7042 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6696 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6954 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7057 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7279 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7325 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7494 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7385 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9125 GPIA | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9621 GPIA | +5.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.9621 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.9621 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3851 GPIA | 0.3596 GPIA | 0.4109 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4251 GPIA | 0.4057 GPIA | 0.441 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5206 GPIA | 0.4255 GPIA | 0.636 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6521 GPIA | 0.629 GPIA | 0.6659 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7154 GPIA | 0.6696 GPIA | 0.7494 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9373 GPIA | 0.9125 GPIA | 0.9621 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.9621 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9621 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3596 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, 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