Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.67 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger stood at 0.67. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger peaked at 0.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1960.
That places Niger 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.06 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.21 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.32 | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 0.44 | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.67 | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.265 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.495 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 141 Afghanistan 0.81 compare
- 141 Yemen 0.81 compare
- 143 Mozambique 0.71 compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,907 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.94 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Niger was 0.67 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 25+, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Niger ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.