Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 17.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 17.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger peaked at 17.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2012.
Niger ranks 135th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 132 Benin 22.6% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 21.3% compare
- 134 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 21.0% compare
- 136 Mali 14.5% 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 17.5% 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 17.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Niger ranks 135th out of 136 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 26.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release