Government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger
Niger: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 17.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger, 2006–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger is 17.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger peaked at 73.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2017.
That places Niger 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.8% | — |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -68.3% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 46.8% | 58.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 17.1% | 73.2% | 8 |
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More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Niger was 17.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Niger ranks 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.