Average years of schooling among adults in Niger
Niger: Average years of schooling among adults was 1.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Niger, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Niger stood at 1.41 years.
The figure is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Niger peaked at 1.64 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7282 years, in 1990.
Niger ranks 192nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.915 years | 0.7282 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 years | 1.16 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 years | 1.25 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 years | 1.34 years | 1.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 5.93 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Niger?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Niger was 1.41 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7282 years in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Niger ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.