Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Niger
Niger: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8783 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.8783 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.8783 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5534 GPI, in 1986.
Niger ranks 182nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5621 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.5867 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5534 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5791 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5889 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5935 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6022 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6336 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6506 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.666 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6793 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6793 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6769 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6906 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6931 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7122 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7234 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7387 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.771 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7843 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7946 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8069 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8295 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8361 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8473 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8463 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.85 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8618 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8783 GPI | +1.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.8783 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9759 GPI, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.8783 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPI, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5744 GPI | 0.5621 GPI | 0.5867 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5663 GPI | 0.5534 GPI | 0.5791 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6225 GPI | 0.5889 GPI | 0.666 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7149 GPI | 0.6769 GPI | 0.7843 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.839 GPI | 0.7946 GPI | 0.8783 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Niger?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Niger was 0.8783 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8783 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5534 GPI in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.