Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger
Niger: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.04 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger peaked at 1.53 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8653 GPI, in 1971.
Niger ranks 47th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8653 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9433 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9982 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.905 GPI | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.965 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9171 GPI | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9198 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9805 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9123 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 1.12 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.53 GPI | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -33.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9756 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9519 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9432 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9714 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9664 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9291 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9168 GPI | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9635 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9367 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9479 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9305 GPI | 0.8653 GPI | 0.9982 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9805 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 0.9123 GPI | 1.53 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9601 GPI | 0.9168 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9735 GPI | 0.9367 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 3 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Niger was 1.04 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 GPI in 1995.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8653 GPI in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Niger ranks 47th out of 154 countries with data for 2013.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.