Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9709 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9709 index
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
163rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 2015
All-time low
0.5714 index
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria stood at 0.9709 index.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5714 index, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5714 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.6088 index | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6284 index | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6542 index | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6668 index | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.739 index | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7647 index | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7597 index | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7715 index | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7791 index | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 index | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7594 index | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7628 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7955 index | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8057 index | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 index | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7486 index | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8321 index | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7742 index | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7944 index | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8052 index | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.793 index | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8042 index | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8202 index | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8459 index | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7943 index | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7987 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 index | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8218 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8286 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8286 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8341 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8503 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8985 index | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9046 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9132 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9261 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.925 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9653 index | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9722 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9307 index | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9667 index | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9883 index | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9908 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9709 index | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.9709 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.9709 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 index | 0.5714 index | 0.7647 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7836 index | 0.7486 index | 0.8321 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8039 index | 0.7742 index | 0.8459 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.85 index | 0.7987 index | 0.9132 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9589 index | 0.925 index | 1.02 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 index | 0.9709 index | 0.9908 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9709 index in 2023, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5714 index in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (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.