Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Niger
Niger: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Niger, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Niger stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 152.6% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Niger peaked at 1.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
That places Niger 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3% | — |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +136.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +60.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -64.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +152.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 9 |
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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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Niger?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Niger was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Niger ranks 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. 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 secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release