School life expectancy, primary, male in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary, male was 3.92 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Niger, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 3.92 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Niger peaked at 5.04 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8697 years, in 1971.
Niger ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 years | 0.8697 years | 1.48 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.77 years | 1.65 years | 1.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 1.97 years | 2.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 years | 2.33 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 years | 4.05 years | 5.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 years | 3.92 years | 4.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 195 Kazakhstan 3.95 years compare
- 196 Serbia 3.94 years compare
- 197 Kyrgyzstan 3.93 years compare
- 199 Tajikistan 3.91 years compare
- 200 Russia 3.91 years compare
- 201 Kuwait 3.87 years compare
More education data for Niger
- 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 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Niger was 3.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8697 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Niger ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release