Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Niger
Niger: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 2.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Niger, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 2.7% for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2018.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger peaked at 5.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1971.
That places Niger 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Initial 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 | 1.7% | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -32.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +89.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +46.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.4% |
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 | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 142 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.8% compare
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.8% compare
- 144 Cameroon 2.8% compare
- 146 Gabon 2.7% compare
- 147 Congo 2.6% compare
- 148 Liechtenstein 2.6% compare
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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Niger was 2.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial 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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Niger ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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 Initial 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