Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Niger
Niger: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Niger, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 4.1% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger peaked at 5.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1971.
That places Niger 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1% | — |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +97.1% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger was 4.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Niger ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release