School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 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.
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
- 147 Uganda 0.7297 GPI compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0.7165 GPI compare
- 149 Eritrea, The State of 0.709 GPI compare
- 151 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.658 GPI compare
- 152 Congo, Republic of 0.6573 GPI compare
- 153 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6567 GPI 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, 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.