School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.1753 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1753 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 370.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Niger peaked at 0.1753 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 years, in 1973.
That places Niger 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Niger, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0003 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0003 years | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 years | +203.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 years | +42.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 years | +91.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 years | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 years | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 0.003 years | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 years | +73.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 years | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 years | +50.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 years | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.009 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0231 years | +139.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0224 years | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 years | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 years | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0265 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0314 years | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 years | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0396 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0419 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0439 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.125 years | +184.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1314 years | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1357 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1389 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1753 years | +26.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1753 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2691 years, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1753 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +203.7% | 0.0003 years | 0.0008 years |
| 2015 | +184.7% | 0.0439 years | 0.125 years |
| 2003 | +139.5% | 0.0097 years | 0.0231 years |
| 1977 | +91.5% | 0.0012 years | 0.0022 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 years | 0.0003 years | 0.0031 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0069 years | 0.003 years | 0.0091 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 years | 0.0097 years | 0.0097 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.028 years | 0.0224 years | 0.0373 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.104 years | 0.0396 years | 0.1753 years | 8 |
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, tertiary, female in Niger?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Niger was 0.1753 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1753 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 years in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Niger ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 370.4%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release