School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger

Niger: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8383 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8383 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
185th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8383 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.5111 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
39
1971–2017

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger, 1971–2017

00.20.40.60.81971199420171971: 0.536 GPI1972: 0.532 GPI1973: 0.535 GPI1974: 0.544 GPI1975: 0.543 GPI1976: 0.537 GPI1977: 0.526 GPI1978: 0.515 GPI1979: 0.538 GPI1980: 0.512 GPI1981: 0.511 GPI1988: 0.521 GPI1989: 0.528 GPI1990: 0.528 GPI1991: 0.53 GPI1992: 0.545 GPI1993: 0.563 GPI1996: 0.598 GPI1997: 0.612 GPI1998: 0.625 GPI1999: 0.64 GPI2000: 0.647 GPI2001: 0.654 GPI2002: 0.657 GPI2003: 0.668 GPI2004: 0.673 GPI2005: 0.689 GPI2006: 0.697 GPI2007: 0.711 GPI2008: 0.745 GPI2009: 0.759 GPI2010: 0.789 GPI2011: 0.794 GPI2012: 0.81 GPI2013: 0.815 GPI2014: 0.826 GPI2015: 0.825 GPI2016: 0.831 GPI2017: 0.838 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger stood at 0.8383 GPI. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.8383 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5111 GPI, in 1981.

That places Niger 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Niger, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5363 GPI
1972 0.5324 GPI -0.7%
1973 0.5353 GPI +0.6%
1974 0.5436 GPI +1.6%
1975 0.5432 GPI -0.1%
1976 0.5374 GPI -1.1%
1977 0.5264 GPI -2.0%
1978 0.5154 GPI -2.1%
1979 0.5376 GPI +4.3%
1980 0.5117 GPI -4.8%
1981 0.5111 GPI -0.1%
1988 0.5211 GPI +2.0%
1989 0.5276 GPI +1.2%
1990 0.5283 GPI +0.1%
1991 0.53 GPI +0.3%
1992 0.5451 GPI +2.9%
1993 0.5628 GPI +3.2%
1996 0.5982 GPI +6.3%
1997 0.6121 GPI +2.3%
1998 0.6253 GPI +2.2%
1999 0.6399 GPI +2.3%
2000 0.6468 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.6544 GPI +1.2%
2002 0.6568 GPI +0.4%
2003 0.6681 GPI +1.7%
2004 0.6729 GPI +0.7%
2005 0.6888 GPI +2.4%
2006 0.6967 GPI +1.1%
2007 0.7113 GPI +2.1%
2008 0.7446 GPI +4.7%
2009 0.7592 GPI +2.0%
2010 0.7894 GPI +4.0%
2011 0.7945 GPI +0.6%
2012 0.8102 GPI +2.0%
2013 0.8145 GPI +0.5%
2014 0.8261 GPI +1.4%
2015 0.8248 GPI -0.2%
2016 0.8314 GPI +0.8%
2017 0.8383 GPI +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5342 GPI 0.5154 GPI 0.5436 GPI 9
1980s 0.5179 GPI 0.5111 GPI 0.5276 GPI 4
1990s 0.5802 GPI 0.5283 GPI 0.6399 GPI 8
2000s 0.69 GPI 0.6468 GPI 0.7592 GPI 10
2010s 0.8161 GPI 0.7894 GPI 0.8383 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 182 Eritrea 0.884 GPI compare
  2. 183 Zambia 0.8813 GPI compare
  3. 184 Pakistan 0.8775 GPI compare
  4. 186 Yemen 0.8207 GPI compare
  5. 187 Iraq 0.8138 GPI compare
  6. 188 Guinea 0.8049 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Niger was 0.8383 GPI in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.8383 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5111 GPI in 1981.
How does Niger rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Niger ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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 and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.