Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger
Niger: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 16.7% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger is 16.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Niger peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1980.
Niger ranks 92nd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1965 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.9% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- 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)
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 16.7% 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 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Niger ranks 92nd 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 29.0%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)