School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.5686 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger is 0.5686 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.5686 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 GPIA, in 1974.
Niger ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0561 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.0466 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1239 GPIA | +165.9% |
| 1976 | 0.12 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1745 GPIA | +45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1877 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2116 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2111 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2574 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 0.221 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1982 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2846 GPIA | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2345 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2258 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2032 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1837 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3933 GPIA | +114.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3977 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4412 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3812 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4187 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4398 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4271 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4431 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4561 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4031 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4343 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5383 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4362 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3806 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5686 GPIA | +49.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5686 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5686 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +165.9% | 0.0466 GPIA | 0.1239 GPIA |
| 2003 | +114.1% | 0.1837 GPIA | 0.3933 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1315 GPIA | 0.0466 GPIA | 0.2116 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2295 GPIA | 0.1982 GPIA | 0.2846 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1837 GPIA | 0.1837 GPIA | 0.1837 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4142 GPIA | 0.3812 GPIA | 0.4412 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4575 GPIA | 0.3806 GPIA | 0.5686 GPIA | 8 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.5686 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5686 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release