Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.2957 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 0.2957 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger peaked at 0.305 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.239 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Niger 98th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2737 LPIA | 0.239 LPIA | 0.305 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2957 LPIA | 0.2957 LPIA | 0.2957 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 95 Mozambique 0.3851 LPIA compare
- 96 Ethiopia 0.3748 LPIA compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 0.3191 LPIA compare
- 99 Mali 0.2436 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 0.2957 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 0.305 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.239 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Niger ranks 98th out of 99 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 down 1.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release