School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9397 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.9397 GPI, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9811 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5969 GPI, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6963 GPI | 0.5969 GPI | 0.7836 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.799 GPI | 0.7603 GPI | 0.845 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8146 GPI | 0.786 GPI | 0.8563 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8537 GPI | 0.8045 GPI | 0.9173 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 GPI | 0.9303 GPI | 0.9811 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
- 168 Lesotho 0.9498 GPI compare
- 169 Algeria 0.9474 GPI compare
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9385 GPI compare
- 173 Brazil 0.9376 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9397 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9811 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5969 GPI in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.