Niger's adult literacy rose from 14.4 % in 2001 to 35.6 % in 2022.
Niger's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 26.6 % in 1993 to 64.7 % in 2024.
Niger · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
58th of 58 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 19.8 % in 2001 to 53.9 % in 2022.
Niger's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 5.1 % in 1988 to 19.9 % in 2024.
Niger's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.1 % in 1975 to 4.2 % in 2019.
Niger's children out of school, primary rose from 998,942 in 1989 to 1.88M in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −5.0 pts111th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.3 pts109th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −1.4 pts117th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs185th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.6 yrs145th of 145
- Learning povertydown −8.2 pts34th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.4 pts50th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.4 pts64th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.2 %116th of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Niger.