Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger
Niger: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 11.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger, 2006–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger peaked at 55.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2017.
That places Niger 95th out of 115 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.3% | — |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -72.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 36.3% | 43.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 11.6% | 55.2% | 8 |
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 initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger?
- Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Niger was 11.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- Niger ranks 95th out of 115 countries with data for 2017.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. 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 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