Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Niger
Niger: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Niger, 2001–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.7% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Niger peaked at 1.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Niger 31st out of 61 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Niger?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Niger was 1.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Niger ranks 31st out of 61 countries with data for 2011.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 household funding per primary 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