Nigeria vs Pakistan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
0.9709 index
in 2023
Pakistan
0.9709 index
in 2024
Nigeria rank
163rd
Pakistan rank
163rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9709 index against 0.9709 index in Pakistan, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6888 index | 0.4371 index | 0.2517 index | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.7836 index | 0.5192 index | 0.2643 index | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7742 index | 0.5308 index | 0.2434 index | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.85 index | 0.7586 index | 0.0915 index | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9589 index | 0.8422 index | 0.1167 index | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9808 index | 0.8596 index | 0.1212 index | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Nigeria, at 0.9709 index against 0.9709 index in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 0 index, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.