Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 9.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Niger recorded 9.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger peaked at 9.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1960.
That places Niger 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.9% | — |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger was 9.9% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Niger ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary