School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 0.5684 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.5684 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.5% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.5684 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0395 GPI, in 1974.
Niger ranks 164th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.046 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.0395 GPI | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1068 GPI | +170.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1035 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1562 GPI | +51.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1654 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1737 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.155 GPI | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1672 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1427 GPI | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1307 GPI | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1941 GPI | +48.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1655 GPI | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1789 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1682 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1463 GPI | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3248 GPI | +122.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3263 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3567 GPI | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3041 GPI | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3403 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3687 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3716 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.399 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4222 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.382 GPI | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4334 GPI | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5375 GPI | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4357 GPI | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3803 GPI | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5684 GPI | +49.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5684 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5684 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 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 | +170.5% | 0.0395 GPI | 0.1068 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.113 GPI | 0.0395 GPI | 0.1737 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1628 GPI | 0.1307 GPI | 0.1941 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1463 GPI | 0.1463 GPI | 0.1463 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3418 GPI | 0.3041 GPI | 0.3716 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4448 GPI | 0.3803 GPI | 0.5684 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 161 Iraq 0.5954 GPI compare
- 162 Gabon 0.5873 GPI compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.5701 GPI compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5588 GPI compare
- 166 Togo 0.5304 GPI compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.5279 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Niger?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Niger was 0.5684 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5684 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 GPI in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.