Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger

Niger: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.43 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.43
World rank
134th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.43
in 2005
All-time low
0.3
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger, 1960–2010

00.10.20.30.41960198520101960: 0.31965: 0.311970: 0.311975: 0.321980: 0.331985: 0.331990: 0.361995: 0.382000: 0.412005: 0.432010: 0.43

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger stood at 0.43. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger peaked at 0.43 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1960.

That places Niger 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.305 0.3 0.31 2
1970s 0.315 0.31 0.32 2
1980s 0.33 0.33 0.33 2
1990s 0.37 0.36 0.38 2
2000s 0.42 0.41 0.43 2
2010s 0.43 0.43 0.43 1

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 131 Rwanda 0.49 compare
  2. 131 Sudan 0.49 compare
  3. 133 Benin 0.48 compare
  4. 135 Sierra Leone 0.42 compare
  5. 136 Nepal 0.4 compare
  6. 137 Maldives 0.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Niger was 0.43 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1960.
How does Niger rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Niger ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.