Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger
Niger: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 11.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger, 2009–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Niger recorded 11.1% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger peaked at 48.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2017.
That places Niger 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 34.2% | — |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +73.4% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -72.9% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 11.1% | 48.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 75 Dominican Republic 12.3% compare
- 76 Ghana 12.0% compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 11.3% compare
- 79 Mexico 11.0% compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 10.9% compare
- 81 Cambodia 10.5% 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 funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Niger was 11.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Niger ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release