School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 6.41 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger is 6.41 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 6.41 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7737 years, in 1971.
Niger ranks 181st of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.05 years | 0.7737 years | 1.43 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.76 years | 1.57 years | 2 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.09 years | 2.06 years | 2.12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.75 years | 3.06 years | 4.37 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.57 years | 4.7 years | 6.41 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 178 Haiti 6.89 years compare
- 179 Central African Republic 6.85 years compare
- 180 Djibouti 6.46 years compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 6.35 years compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 5.36 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Niger was 6.41 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7737 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Niger ranks 181st out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.