Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total was 0.03 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.03 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger peaked at 0.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Niger 132nd 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 tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0.01 | — |
| 1985 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.03 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.05, 60% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.09, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total in Niger was 0.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Niger ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 45-49.