Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Niger
Niger: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 6.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
6.8%
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
21st
of 70 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2017
All-time low
3.7%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2010–2017
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Niger, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Niger stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Niger ranks 21st of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.8% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +42.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +24.9% |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Niger?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Niger was 6.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Niger ranks 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. 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 Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release