Share of population with no formal education in Niger
Niger: Share of population with no formal education was 58.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Niger, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population with no formal education in Niger stood at 58.1%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2020.
Niger ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 97.3% | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 94.6% | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 86.3% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 93.5% | 93.2% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 91.8% | 91.7% | 91.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 90.5% | 90.1% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 86.3% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 80.5% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.3% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 65.6% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Niger?
- Share of population with no formal education in Niger was 58.1% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.