Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Niger
Niger: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Niger, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Niger stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Niger peaked at 5.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1971.
That places Niger 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Niger?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Niger was 4.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.