Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 1.43 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger is 1.43, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger peaked at 1.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1960.
Niger ranks 143rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.34 | — |
| 1965 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.54 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.66 | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 0.81 | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.96 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.43 | +19.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.43 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.62, 54% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.43 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.425 | 0.4 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.885 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Niger was 1.43 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Niger ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.