Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.5657 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger stood at 0.5657 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Niger peaked at 0.6038 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4346 GPIA, in 2012.
Niger ranks 128th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5367 GPIA | 0.4346 GPIA | 0.6038 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5657 GPIA | 0.5657 GPIA | 0.5657 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 125 Nepal 0.6172 GPIA compare
- 126 Mozambique, Republic of 0.5931 GPIA compare
- 127 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.5863 GPIA compare
- 129 Togo 0.5373 GPIA compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 0.5318 GPIA compare
- 131 Mali 0.517 GPIA 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 0.5657 GPIA 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 0.6038 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4346 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 133 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 30.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release