School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9709 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9709
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
159th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2015
All-time low
0.5714
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria stood at 0.9709.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5714, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 159th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5714 | — |
| 1971 | 0.6088 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6284 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6542 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6668 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.739 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7647 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7597 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7715 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7791 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7594 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7628 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7955 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8057 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8102 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7486 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8321 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7742 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7944 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8052 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.793 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8042 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8202 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8459 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7943 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7987 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8221 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8218 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8286 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8286 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8341 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8503 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8985 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9046 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9132 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9261 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.925 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9653 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9722 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9307 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9667 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9883 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9908 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9709 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6741 | 0.5714 | 0.7647 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7836 | 0.7486 | 0.8321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8039 | 0.7742 | 0.8459 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.85 | 0.7987 | 0.9132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9589 | 0.925 | 1.02 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 | 0.9709 | 0.9908 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 156 Hong Kong, China 0.9718 compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 0.9713 compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.9709 compare
- 161 Monaco 0.9698 compare
- 162 Chile 0.9694 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Nigeria was 0.9709 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5714 in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Nigeria ranks 159th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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