Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.2443 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.2443 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger peaked at 0.2445 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1983 LPIA, in 2014.
Niger ranks 99th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2222 LPIA | 0.1983 LPIA | 0.2445 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2443 LPIA | 0.2443 LPIA | 0.2443 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 96 Angola 0.3207 LPIA compare
- 97 Mozambique 0.3106 LPIA compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.2837 LPIA compare
- 100 Mali 0.1932 LPIA compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger was 0.2443 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2445 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1983 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Niger ranks 99th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release