School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria

Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9358 GPI in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9358 GPI
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
168th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9685 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.807 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
16
1999–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.816 GPI2000: 0.807 GPI2001: 0.827 GPI2002: 0.808 GPI2004: 0.827 GPI2005: 0.839 GPI2006: 0.849 GPI2007: 0.884 GPI2008: 0.899 GPI2009: 0.907 GPI2010: 0.92 GPI2011: 0.92 GPI2012: 0.968 GPI2013: 0.966 GPI2014: 0.964 GPI2016: 0.936 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria stood at 0.9358 GPI.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria peaked at 0.9685 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.807 GPI, in 2000.

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8163 GPI 0.8163 GPI 0.8163 GPI 1
2000s 0.8497 GPI 0.807 GPI 0.9069 GPI 9
2010s 0.9458 GPI 0.9197 GPI 0.9685 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 165 Sudan 0.9405 GPI compare
  2. 166 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.9403 GPI compare
  3. 167 Morocco 0.9387 GPI compare
  4. 169 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9332 GPI compare
  5. 170 Algeria 0.9328 GPI compare
  6. 171 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.9174 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Nigeria was 0.9358 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9685 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.807 GPI in 2000.
How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Nigeria ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.