School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.2244 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger is 0.2244 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 0.2509 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 years, in 1973.
Niger ranks 201st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0044 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0049 years | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 years | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 years | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 years | +35.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 years | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 years | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 years | +30.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 years | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0135 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0136 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 years | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 years | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0199 years | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0386 years | +93.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 years | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0443 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0485 years | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.045 years | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0332 years | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0296 years | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0329 years | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0349 years | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 years | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 years | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0313 years | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 years | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0398 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0409 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0488 years | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 years | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0683 years | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0848 years | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1152 years | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1577 years | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1746 years | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.217 years | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2206 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2299 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2425 years | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2456 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2509 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2402 years | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2212 years | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.216 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2183 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2244 years | +2.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.2244 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3039 years, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.2244 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +93.6% | 0.0199 years | 0.0386 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0063 years | 0.0044 years | 0.0093 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 years | 0.0122 years | 0.0386 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0382 years | 0.0296 years | 0.0485 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0474 years | 0.0278 years | 0.0848 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2094 years | 0.1152 years | 0.2509 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 years | 0.216 years | 0.2244 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 198 Djibouti 0.3159 years compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 200 Burkina Faso 0.2328 years compare
- 202 Mali 0.2138 years compare
- 203 Guinea-Bissau 0.1904 years compare
- 204 Libya 0.1832 years compare
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger was 0.2244 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2509 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 years in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release