Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.959 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.959 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.959 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5446 index, in 1971.
Niger ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5446 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5477 index | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5538 index | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5705 index | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5707 index | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5611 index | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5638 index | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5625 index | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6021 index | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5681 index | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5624 index | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.575 index | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5908 index | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5722 index | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.58 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5858 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5823 index | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5735 index | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5873 index | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5911 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5902 index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6028 index | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6081 index | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5768 index | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6232 index | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6239 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6382 index | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6514 index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6651 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.671 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.676 index | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6813 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6922 index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6974 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7101 index | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7174 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7303 index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7653 index | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7808 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8023 index | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8151 index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8294 index | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8335 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8451 index | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8448 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8462 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8638 index | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8622 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8749 index | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9101 index | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9237 index | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9428 index | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.959 index | +1.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.959 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.959 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5641 index | 0.5446 index | 0.6021 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5777 index | 0.5624 index | 0.5908 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6171 index | 0.5768 index | 0.6651 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7122 index | 0.671 index | 0.7808 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8417 index | 0.8023 index | 0.8749 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9339 index | 0.9101 index | 0.959 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.959 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5446 index in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.