Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger
Niger: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 89.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
89.7%
Change on year
up 27.1%
World rank
4th
of 103 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2018
All-time low
41.9%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2012–2018
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Niger ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 51.6% | — |
| 2013 | 44.7% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +83.4% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +27.1% |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Seychelles 98.4% compare
- 2 Kenya 97.1%
- 3 Barbados 96.8% compare
- 5 Andorra 88.8% compare
- 6 Guatemala 86.3% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 84.8%
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 current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Niger was 89.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release