Algeria vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index

Algeria
0.9474 GPI
in 2019
Nigeria
0.9397 GPI
in 2016
Algeria rank
169th
Nigeria rank
170th

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.9474 GPI against 0.9397 GPI in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0077 GPI.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 169th and Nigeria ranks 170th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.685 GPI 0.7105 GPI 0.0256 GPI Nigeria
1980s 0.7829 GPI 0.799 GPI 0.0162 GPI Nigeria
1990s 0.8688 GPI 0.8146 GPI 0.0542 GPI Algeria
2000s 0.9309 GPI 0.8537 GPI 0.0773 GPI Algeria
2010s 0.9431 GPI 0.9549 GPI 0.0118 GPI Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index, Algeria or Nigeria?
Algeria, at 0.9474 GPI against 0.9397 GPI in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index between Algeria and Nigeria?
0.0077 GPI, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Algeria ranks 169th and Nigeria ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.