Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 0.39 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, 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 60-64, total in Niger is 0.39, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Niger peaked at 0.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3, 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 60-64, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3 | — |
| 1965 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.36 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.42 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.38 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.305 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.395 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.425 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.405 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Niger was 0.39 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 60-64, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Niger ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 60-64.