Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.97 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.97 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8057 GPIA, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 150th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8291 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8328 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8635 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8699 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8859 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8057 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8121 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8196 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8301 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.97 GPIA | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8291 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8414 GPIA | 0.8057 GPIA | 0.8859 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8301 GPIA | 0.8301 GPIA | 0.8301 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 147 Samoa 0.9762 GPIA compare
- 148 Philippines 0.9753 GPIA compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.9713 GPIA compare
- 151 Armenia 0.9689 GPIA compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 0.9683 GPIA compare
- 153 Grenada 0.9643 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.97 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8057 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release