Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.31 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger stood at 0.31. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger peaked at 0.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
Niger ranks 143rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | +71.4% |
| 1995 | 0.18 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.28 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 140 Rwanda 0.44 compare
- 141 Burundi 0.36 compare
- 142 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.34 compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.17 compare
More education data for Niger
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Niger was 0.31 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Niger ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.