Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Niger: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 7.0% (2021), 170th of 176 in the world and 34th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 64.7% (2024), 190th of 191 in the world and 40th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 40.8% (2024), 168th of 168 in the world and 36th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Niger in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 7.0%2021 | 170/176 | 34/39 | 0.9% | 4.0% | 7.4% | +1.6 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 20.1% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 64.7%2024 | 190/191 | 40/41 | 32.1% | 61.6% | 65.9%2021 | −4.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.1% | 97.6% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 40.8%2024 | 168/168 | 36/36 | 18.1% | 39.0% | 57.9%2021 | −15.7 ppsince 2014 | 68.9% | 62.9% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 19.9%2024 | 175/176 | 33/34 | 6.3% | 12.8% | · | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 45.9% | 41.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 11.9%2024 | 168/168 | 34/34 | 4.6% | 8.5% | 16.0%2021 | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 44.4% | 38.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 4.2%2019 | 168/172 | 31/34 | · | 1.3% | 4.2%2019 | +2.9 ppsince 2009 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 40.4%2024 | 3/178 | 3/38 | 73.3% | 45.8% | 41.3%2021 | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 24.1% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 35.6%2022 | 140/141 | 40/41 | 14.4%2001 | 30.6%2012 | 35.6%2022 | +5.1 ppsince 2012 | 68.7% | 63.6% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 53.9%2022 | 145/148 | 39/42 | 19.8%2001 | 39.8%2012 | 53.9%2022 | +14.1 ppsince 2012 | 79.0% | 75.4% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 36.32017 | 25/173 | 21/40 | 40.7 | 38.6 | · | −8.4%since 2007 | 37.4 | 39.8 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.1%2023 | 97/184 | 18/43 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.8% | +0.4 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.8%2023 | 87/179 | 29/42 | 19.1% | 19.1% | 13.3% | −5.3 ppsince 2013 | 15.4% | 16.7% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+1.6 pp7.0% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+2.0 pp19.9% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+2.9 pp4.2% in 2019
- Adult literacy+5.1 pp35.6% in 2022
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−15.7 pp40.8% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−0.1 pp11.9% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.5 pp40.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Niger and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Niger. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Niger | Nigeria | Algeria | Mali | Burkina Faso | Chad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 7.0%2021 | 23.5%2018 | 79.1%2011 | 7.6%2020 | 6.5%2021 | 1.3%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 64.7%2024 | 89.6%2023 | 105.5%2025 | 72.8%2023 | 77.2%2024 | 88.5%2024 |
| Primary completion | 40.8%2024 | 70.2%2010 | 98.2%2025 | 48.4%2023 | 52.0%2024 | 41.8%2021 |
| Secondary enrolment | 19.9%2024 | 46.9%2023 | 105.2%2024 | 38.9%2023 | 30.0%2024 | 23.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 11.9%2024 | 44.2%2010 | 79.0%2025 | 28.1%2023 | 27.9%2024 | 18.4%2021 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.2%2019 | 9.7%2011 | 54.4%2024 | 5.1%2015 | 10.0%2024 | 4.4%2020 |
| Out-of-school children | 40.4%2024 | 24.3%2023 | 1.6%2025 | 34.0%2023 | 34.3%2024 | 24.8%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 35.6%2022 | 70.4%2024 | 75.1%2008 | 35.6%2024 | 41.6%2023 | 30.6%2019 |
| Youth literacy | 53.9%2022 | 81.4%2024 | 93.8%2008 | 50.3%2024 | 62.8%2022 | 45.1%2019 |