School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger

Niger: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPI
in 1973
All-time low
0.9374 GPI
in 2009
Years of data
45
1973–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger, 1973–2019

00.250.50.7511.21973199620191973: 1.2 GPI1974: 1.1 GPI1975: 1.1 GPI1976: 0.981 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 0.994 GPI1979: 0.978 GPI1980: 0.971 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 0.98 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.953 GPI1989: 0.965 GPI1990: 0.941 GPI1991: 0.946 GPI1992: 0.962 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1995: 0.982 GPI1996: 0.977 GPI1997: 0.988 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.98 GPI2002: 0.971 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.994 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 0.937 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger peaked at 1.23 GPI in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9374 GPI, in 2009.

That places Niger 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 GPI 0.9777 GPI 1.23 GPI 7
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9526 GPI 1.14 GPI 9
1990s 0.9928 GPI 0.9415 GPI 1.05 GPI 9
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9374 GPI 1.09 GPI 10
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.07 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 19 Maldives 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 20 Guinea-Bissau 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 21 Kuwait 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 23 Sri Lanka 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 24 Samoa 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 25 Ecuador 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Niger was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPI in 1973.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9374 GPI in 2009.
How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Niger ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.