How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?

Niger ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Niger?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Niger: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.32 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)

6.32 years

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

184th

of 188 countries

All-time high

6.32 years

in 2017

All-time low

2.51 years

in 1996

Years of data

1995–2017

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger, 1995–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Niger recorded 6.32 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger peaked at 6.32 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 1996.

That places Niger 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.55 years	2.51 years	2.63 years	5
2000s	3.92 years	2.94 years	4.73 years	9
2010s	5.67 years	4.99 years	6.32 years	8

Countries ranked near Niger

181 Marshall Islands 6.57 years compare
182 Bulgaria 6.44 years compare
183 Mali 6.35 years compare
186 Eritrea 6.21 years compare
187 Sudan 6.06 years compare

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More reference data data for Niger

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,350 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.42 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0079 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Niger was 6.32 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?: The highest recorded value was 6.32 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?: The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 1996.
How does Niger rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?: Niger ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Niger?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.