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
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Niger, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Denmark 20 years compare
- 1 Iceland 20 years compare
- 1 Switzerland 20 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 20 years compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
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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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.