Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger

Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 0.8458 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8458 GPI
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
181st
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8458 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.6058 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
22
1995–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger, 1995–2017

00.20.40.60.81995200620171995: 0.606 GPI1996: 0.614 GPI1997: 0.626 GPI1998: 0.64 GPI1999: 0.655 GPI2001: 0.672 GPI2002: 0.675 GPI2003: 0.686 GPI2004: 0.689 GPI2005: 0.704 GPI2006: 0.709 GPI2007: 0.722 GPI2008: 0.754 GPI2009: 0.768 GPI2010: 0.797 GPI2011: 0.8 GPI2012: 0.814 GPI2013: 0.819 GPI2014: 0.827 GPI2015: 0.825 GPI2016: 0.835 GPI2017: 0.846 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.8458 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger peaked at 0.8458 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6058 GPI, in 1995.

That places Niger 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Niger, 1995 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1995 0.6058 GPI
1996 0.6142 GPI +1.4%
1997 0.6265 GPI +2.0%
1998 0.6403 GPI +2.2%
1999 0.6553 GPI +2.3%
2001 0.6716 GPI +2.5%
2002 0.6745 GPI +0.4%
2003 0.6855 GPI +1.6%
2004 0.6894 GPI +0.6%
2005 0.7035 GPI +2.1%
2006 0.7087 GPI +0.7%
2007 0.7217 GPI +1.8%
2008 0.754 GPI +4.5%
2009 0.7682 GPI +1.9%
2010 0.7966 GPI +3.7%
2011 0.8004 GPI +0.5%
2012 0.8138 GPI +1.7%
2013 0.8195 GPI +0.7%
2014 0.8274 GPI +1.0%
2015 0.8255 GPI -0.2%
2016 0.835 GPI +1.2%
2017 0.8458 GPI +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6284 GPI 0.6058 GPI 0.6553 GPI 5
2000s 0.7086 GPI 0.6716 GPI 0.7682 GPI 9
2010s 0.8205 GPI 0.7966 GPI 0.8458 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 178 Cameroon 0.8939 GPI compare
  2. 179 Eritrea 0.8692 GPI compare
  3. 180 Pakistan 0.8653 GPI compare
  4. 182 Yemen 0.841 GPI compare
  5. 183 Iraq 0.817 GPI compare
  6. 184 Guinea 0.8041 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Niger was 0.8458 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.8458 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6058 GPI in 1995.
How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
Niger ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.