Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger

Niger: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 20 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
20 years
in 1999
All-time low
20 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger, 1999–2019

051015201999200920191999: 20 years2000: 20 years2001: 20 years2002: 20 years2003: 20 years2004: 20 years2005: 20 years2006: 20 years2007: 20 years2008: 20 years2009: 20 years2010: 20 years2011: 20 years2012: 20 years2013: 20 years2014: 20 years2015: 20 years2016: 20 years2017: 20 years2018: 20 years2019: 20 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Niger recorded 20 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger peaked at 20 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20 years, in 1999.

Niger ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Niger, 1999 to 2019.
Year years Change
1999 20 years
2000 20 years +0.0%
2001 20 years +0.0%
2002 20 years +0.0%
2003 20 years +0.0%
2004 20 years +0.0%
2005 20 years +0.0%
2006 20 years +0.0%
2007 20 years +0.0%
2008 20 years +0.0%
2009 20 years +0.0%
2010 20 years +0.0%
2011 20 years +0.0%
2012 20 years +0.0%
2013 20 years +0.0%
2014 20 years +0.0%
2015 20 years +0.0%
2016 20 years +0.0%
2017 20 years +0.0%
2018 20 years +0.0%
2019 20 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20 years 20 years 20 years 1
2000s 20 years 20 years 20 years 10
2010s 20 years 20 years 20 years 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 1 Denmark 20 years compare
  2. 1 Iceland 20 years compare
  3. 1 Switzerland 20 years compare
  4. 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 20 years compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger?
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger was 20 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 20 years in 1999.
What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 20 years in 1999.
How does Niger rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Niger ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.