School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.5939 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger stood at 0.5939 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1865 GPIA, in 2001.
Niger ranks 100th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5203 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.362 GPIA | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1865 GPIA | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7195 GPIA | +285.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6195 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9015 GPIA | +45.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7209 GPIA | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6591 GPIA | -34.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7648 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5969 GPIA | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPIA | +113.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9927 GPIA | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7261 GPIA | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4935 GPIA | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4317 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4333 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5691 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5939 GPIA | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5203 GPIA | 0.5203 GPIA | 0.5203 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6533 GPIA | 0.1865 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6896 GPIA | 0.4317 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 97 Ukraine 0.6014 GPIA compare
- 98 Albania 0.5977 GPIA compare
- 99 Djibouti 0.5944 GPIA compare
- 101 Netherlands 0.5878 GPIA compare
- 102 Madagascar 0.5765 GPIA
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.556 GPIA compare
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Niger was 0.5939 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1865 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Niger ranks 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release