Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger

Niger: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 29.4%
World rank
101st
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2009–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger, 2009–2017

0.10.20.30.42009201320172009: 0.219 %2010: 0.146 %2011: 0.172 %2012: 0.249 %2013: 0.376 %2014: 0.449 %2015: 0.379 %2016: 0.138 %2017: 0.098 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.1% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Niger ranks 101st of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Niger, 2009 to 2017.
Year % Change
2009 0.2%
2010 0.1% -33.0%
2011 0.2% +17.3%
2012 0.2% +45.2%
2013 0.4% +50.7%
2014 0.4% +19.4%
2015 0.4% -15.5%
2016 0.1% -63.5%
2017 0.1% -29.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 98 Philippines 0.2%
  2. 99 Madagascar 0.1%
  3. 100 Guatemala 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Niger was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Niger rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Niger ranks 101st out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/