School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 4.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niger, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 4.87 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 6.09 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1996.
That places Niger 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.02 years | — |
| 1996 | 2.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.07 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.06 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.16 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.43 years | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 2.66 years | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.88 years | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2 years | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.65 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.87 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4 years | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.82 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.22 years | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 5.36 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.91 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 6.09 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.31 years | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 4.87 years | -8.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 4.87 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.72 years, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 4.87 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5 years, 57% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 years | 2.02 years | 2.16 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.3 years | 2.43 years | 4.1 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.26 years | 4.4 years | 6.09 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.09 years | 4.87 years | 5.31 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niger was 4.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release