Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 72.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger is 72.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger peaked at 91.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2010.
That places Niger 2nd 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+ with no education in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.8% | — |
| 1965 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 88.7% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 86.5% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 83.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 90.6% | 90.2% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 86.5% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 80.9% | 83.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.8% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Niger was 72.8% 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+ with no education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2010.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education