School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria stood at 1.01 GPI. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5969 GPI, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6963 GPI | 0.5969 GPI | 0.7836 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.799 GPI | 0.7603 GPI | 0.845 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8153 GPI | 0.786 GPI | 0.8563 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8502 GPI | 0.8104 GPI | 0.8963 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9587 GPI | 0.9085 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 913,305 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 116.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Nigeria was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5969 GPI in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.