Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 59.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger stood at 59.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger peaked at 96.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2010.
That places Niger 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.2% | — |
| 1965 | 95.0% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 91.1% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.2% | 87.3% | 91.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 78.9% | 83.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.9% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.5% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Niger was 59.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2010.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education