School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger

Niger: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.2283 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.2283 years
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
176th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2391 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.0043 years
in 1973
Years of data
45
1973–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger, 1973–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251973199620191973: 0.004 years1974: 0.005 years1975: 0.005 years1976: 0.005 years1977: 0.007 years1978: 0.008 years1979: 0.009 years1980: 0.012 years1981: 0.013 years1982: 0.013 years1983: 0.013 years1984: 0.014 years1985: 0.017 years1986: 0.017 years1987: 0.02 years1989: 0.037 years1990: 0.041 years1991: 0.043 years1992: 0.047 years1993: 0.044 years1995: 0.033 years1996: 0.03 years1997: 0.033 years1998: 0.034 years1999: 0.032 years2000: 0.028 years2001: 0.031 years2002: 0.038 years2003: 0.04 years2004: 0.04 years2005: 0.041 years2006: 0.049 years2007: 0.055 years2008: 0.068 years2009: 0.085 years2010: 0.115 years2011: 0.158 years2012: 0.174 years2013: 0.209 years2014: 0.212 years2015: 0.22 years2016: 0.232 years2017: 0.235 years2018: 0.239 years2019: 0.228 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger is 0.2283 years, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 169.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger peaked at 0.2391 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 years, in 1973.

That places Niger 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in Niger, 1973 to 2019.
Year years Change
1973 0.0043 years
1974 0.0048 years +10.9%
1975 0.0046 years -3.4%
1976 0.0052 years +11.9%
1977 0.0069 years +33.5%
1978 0.0083 years +19.9%
1979 0.0091 years +9.6%
1980 0.0119 years +31.9%
1981 0.013 years +9.2%
1982 0.0133 years +1.7%
1983 0.0133 years +0.2%
1984 0.0142 years +7.2%
1985 0.0166 years +16.4%
1986 0.0171 years +3.3%
1987 0.0195 years +14.1%
1989 0.0372 years +90.3%
1990 0.0414 years +11.4%
1991 0.0432 years +4.5%
1992 0.0471 years +8.9%
1993 0.0436 years -7.4%
1995 0.0326 years -25.3%
1996 0.0295 years -9.5%
1997 0.0326 years +10.4%
1998 0.0344 years +5.6%
1999 0.0317 years -7.9%
2000 0.0275 years -13.2%
2001 0.0314 years +14.2%
2002 0.0377 years +20.1%
2003 0.0397 years +5.3%
2004 0.0397 years -0.1%
2005 0.0409 years +3.0%
2006 0.0492 years +20.4%
2007 0.0554 years +12.4%
2008 0.0682 years +23.3%
2009 0.0846 years +24.1%
2010 0.1153 years +36.2%
2011 0.1581 years +37.1%
2012 0.1741 years +10.1%
2013 0.2093 years +20.2%
2014 0.2121 years +1.4%
2015 0.2203 years +3.9%
2016 0.2322 years +5.4%
2017 0.2346 years +1.0%
2018 0.2391 years +1.9%
2019 0.2283 years -4.5%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.2283 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2164 years, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.2283 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6892 years, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +90.3% 0.0195 years 0.0372 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0061 years 0.0043 years 0.0091 years 7
1980s 0.0173 years 0.0119 years 0.0372 years 9
1990s 0.0373 years 0.0295 years 0.0471 years 9
2000s 0.0474 years 0.0275 years 0.0846 years 10
2010s 0.2023 years 0.1153 years 0.2391 years 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 173 Tajikistan 0.3946 years compare
  2. 174 Burundi 0.3238 years compare
  3. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2509 years compare
  4. 177 Djibouti 0.2108 years compare
  5. 178 Mali 0.2044 years compare
  6. 179 Guinea-Bissau 0.1986 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Niger was 0.2283 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.2391 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 years in 1973.
How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Niger ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 169.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.