School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6941 GPIA in 2011. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1985β2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.6941 GPIA, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.7744 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.319 GPIA, in 1989.
Nigeria ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3475 GPIA | 0.319 GPIA | 0.3898 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.7744 GPIA | 0.7744 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.696 GPIA | 0.6818 GPIA | 0.7034 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.6941 GPIA | 0.7407 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 165 Eritrea, The State of 0.7043 GPIA compare
- 166 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.7003 GPIA compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.6945 GPIA compare
- 169 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.6916 GPIA compare
- 170 Djibouti 0.6718 GPIA compare
- 171 Congo, Republic of 0.6616 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.6941 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7744 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.319 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release