School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.6919 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria, 1985–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.6919 GPI, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.7816 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3241 GPI, in 1989.
Nigeria ranks 150th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3517 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.3657 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3987 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.34 GPI | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3241 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7816 GPI | +141.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6867 GPI | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7074 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7073 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.74 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6919 GPI | -6.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6919 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6919 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3561 GPI | 0.3241 GPI | 0.3987 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7816 GPI | 0.7816 GPI | 0.7816 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7005 GPI | 0.6867 GPI | 0.7074 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.716 GPI | 0.6919 GPI | 0.74 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.6919 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7816 GPI in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3241 GPI in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, 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.