Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.2443 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2443 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.2445 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.1983 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
5
2012–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger, 2012–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Niger, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2363 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.1983 LPIA | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2096 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2445 LPIA | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2443 LPIA | -0.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2443 LPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3316 LPIA, 74% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2443 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5643 LPIA, 43% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- 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)
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