Nigeria vs Turkey: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Nigeria
1.01 index
in 2025
Turkey
1.01 index
in 2025
Nigeria rank
67th
Turkey rank
70th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Turkey, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkey ahead.
Nigeria ranks 67th and Turkey ranks 70th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8355 index | 0.847 index | 0.0116 index | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.8724 index | 0.8818 index | 0.0094 index | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.943 index | 0.9192 index | 0.0238 index | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9892 index | 1 index | 0.0115 index | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0006 index | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Nigeria, at 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 0 index, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 67th and Turkey ranks 70th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.