School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3423 GPIA, in 1984.
Nigeria ranks 98th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4558 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4556 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4628 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5097 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4635 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5126 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4963 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.452 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4959 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5346 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4044 GPIA | -24.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3423 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7021 GPIA | +105.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7626 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7722 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7584 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.893 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8288 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8216 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7529 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7914 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8297 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.816 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.767 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8308 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8667 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8713 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8564 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9141 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9124 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8951 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9161 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9029 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9505 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9908 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4795 GPIA | 0.4556 GPIA | 0.5126 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5583 GPIA | 0.3423 GPIA | 0.7722 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8257 GPIA | 0.7584 GPIA | 0.893 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8117 GPIA | 0.7529 GPIA | 0.8667 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9023 GPIA | 0.8564 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3423 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release