Gender Development Index (GDI) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.886 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Nigeria, 2003–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.886 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Nigeria peaked at 0.886 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.814, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.814 | — |
| 2004 | 0.823 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.828 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.834 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.84 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.843 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.848 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.857 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.87 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.859 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.857 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.862 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.86 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.857 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.867 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.858 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.834 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.867 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.879 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.886 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.886 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8329 | 0.814 | 0.848 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8581 | 0.834 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8773 | 0.867 | 0.886 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Nigeria?
- Gender development index in Nigeria was 0.886 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.814 in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for gender development index?
- Nigeria ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.