Nigeria vs Solomon Islands: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
0.9709 index
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.9713 index
in 2024
Nigeria rank
163rd
Solomon Islands rank
162nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.9713 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 index.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Nigeria ranks 163rd and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 index | 0.6909 index | 0.0168 index | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.7773 index | 0.8138 index | 0.0366 index | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.7942 index | 0.8916 index | 0.0974 index | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.8407 index | 0.9419 index | 0.1012 index | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9589 index | 0.9841 index | 0.0252 index | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.9796 index | 0.9726 index | 0.007 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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.9713 index against 0.9709 index in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0004 index, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Solomon Islands rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd and Solomon Islands ranks 162nd 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.