Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 1.3 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger stood at 1.3. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger peaked at 1.3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1960.
Niger ranks 144th 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.08 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.17 | +41.7% |
| 1980 | 0.25 | +47.1% |
| 1985 | 0.37 | +48.0% |
| 1990 | 0.51 | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 0.65 | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.77 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.96 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.145 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.865 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 141 Mali 2.09 compare
- 142 Afghanistan 1.97 compare
- 143 Mozambique 1.43 compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Niger was 1.3 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Niger ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.