Nigeria - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Nigeria was 0.978 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.985 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.597 in 1970.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.597
1971 0.635
1972 0.654
1973 0.679
1976 0.686
1977 0.758
1978 0.784
1979 0.778
1980 0.790
1981 0.797
1982 0.788
1983 0.776
1984 0.779
1985 0.811
1986 0.820
1987 0.823
1988 0.760
1989 0.845
1990 0.786
1991 0.806
1992 0.817
1993 0.804
1994 0.815
1995 0.831
1996 0.856
1999 0.807
2000 0.810
2001 0.827
2002 0.826
2003 0.832
2004 0.838
2005 0.843
2006 0.860
2007 0.882
2008 0.888
2009 0.896
2010 0.909
2011 0.933
2012 0.974
2013 0.975
2014 0.985
2016 0.943
2018 0.978

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation