School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Niger
Niger: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 5.73 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Niger, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Niger recorded 5.73 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Niger peaked at 5.73 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5343 years, in 1971.
Niger ranks 173rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7308 years | 0.5343 years | 1.02 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.22 years | 1.09 years | 1.38 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.42 years | 1.42 years | 1.42 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.09 years | 2.45 years | 3.72 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.93 years | 4.09 years | 5.73 years | 6 |
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More gender data for Niger
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 443,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 457,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Niger?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Niger was 5.73 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5343 years in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.