Niger vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Niger
6.7 years
in 2017
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
9.36 years
in 2019
Niger rank
182nd
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
179th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Niger
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 9.36 years against 6.7 years in Niger, a difference of 2.66 years.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.4 times Niger's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 182nd and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th of 186 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 years 4.46 years 3.44 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 1.72 years 5.32 years 3.6 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 2.03 years 5.04 years 3.01 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 3.68 years 7.75 years 4.06 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 5.66 years 8.94 years 3.27 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Niger or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 9.36 years against 6.7 years in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Niger and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
2.66 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Niger and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Niger ranks 182nd and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release