Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 35.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 35.6% for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 35.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2001.
That places Niger 88th out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 14.4% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 35.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 88th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.