School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 5.6 years in 2017. β Volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger, 1971β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger stood at 5.6 years. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger peaked at 5.6 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5343 years, in 1971.
That places Niger 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7296 years | 0.5343 years | 1.01 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.23 years | 1.09 years | 1.37 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.58 years | 1.41 years | 1.81 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.76 years | 1.92 years | 3.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 years | 4.05 years | 5.6 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 188 Central African Republic 6.19 years compare
- 189 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 5.98 years compare
- 190 Chad 5.77 years compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 4.47 years compare
- 193 Somalia 1.22 years 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)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Niger was 5.6 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5343 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Niger ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.