Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria

Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9383 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9383 GPI
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
168th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9689 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.8096 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
16
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.821 GPI2000: 0.812 GPI2001: 0.827 GPI2002: 0.81 GPI2004: 0.832 GPI2005: 0.844 GPI2006: 0.855 GPI2007: 0.869 GPI2008: 0.882 GPI2009: 0.89 GPI2010: 0.903 GPI2011: 0.921 GPI2012: 0.969 GPI2013: 0.969 GPI2014: 0.969 GPI2016: 0.938 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria stood at 0.9383 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.9689 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8096 GPI, in 2002.

Nigeria ranks 168th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Nigeria, 1999 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.8205 GPI
2000 0.8118 GPI -1.1%
2001 0.8265 GPI +1.8%
2002 0.8096 GPI -2.0%
2004 0.8324 GPI +2.8%
2005 0.8441 GPI +1.4%
2006 0.8552 GPI +1.3%
2007 0.869 GPI +1.6%
2008 0.8824 GPI +1.5%
2009 0.8903 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9029 GPI +1.4%
2011 0.9212 GPI +2.0%
2012 0.9686 GPI +5.1%
2013 0.9689 GPI +0.0%
2014 0.9688 GPI -0.0%
2016 0.9383 GPI -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8205 GPI 0.8205 GPI 0.8205 GPI 1
2000s 0.8468 GPI 0.8096 GPI 0.8903 GPI 9
2010s 0.9448 GPI 0.9029 GPI 0.9689 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 165 Sudan 0.9459 GPI compare
  2. 166 Morocco 0.943 GPI compare
  3. 167 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9405 GPI compare
  4. 169 Eswatini 0.9366 GPI compare
  5. 170 Algeria 0.9318 GPI compare
  6. 171 Mozambique 0.9252 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Nigeria was 0.9383 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9689 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8096 GPI in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Nigeria ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 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.