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Start month of the academic school year in Niger

Niger: Start month of the academic school year was 9 tertiary education in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 2015
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Start month of the academic school year in Niger, 1998–2019

02468101998200820191998: 10 tertiary education1999: 10 tertiary education2000: 10 tertiary education2001: 10 tertiary education2002: 10 tertiary education2003: 10 tertiary education2004: 10 tertiary education2005: 10 tertiary education2006: 10 tertiary education2007: 10 tertiary education2008: 10 tertiary education2009: 10 tertiary education2010: 10 tertiary education2011: 10 tertiary education2012: 10 tertiary education2014: 10 tertiary education2015: 9 tertiary education2016: 9 tertiary education2017: 9 tertiary education2018: 9 tertiary education2019: 9 tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

In 2019, start month of the academic school year in Niger stood at 9 tertiary education. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Niger peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2015.

That places Niger 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Start month of the academic school year in Niger, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 10 tertiary education —
1999 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2000 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2001 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2002 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 9 tertiary education -10.0%
2016 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 9 tertiary education +0.0%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 9 tertiary education is above the median for low income countries, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 9 tertiary education is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 2
2000s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10
2010s 9.44 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 9

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 33 Algeria 9 tertiary education compare
  2. 33 Andorra 9 tertiary education compare
  3. 33 Antigua and Barbuda 9 tertiary education compare
  4. 33 Armenia 9 tertiary education compare
  5. 33 Aruba 9 tertiary education compare
  6. 33 Austria 9 tertiary education compare
  7. 33 Azerbaijan 9 tertiary education compare
  8. 33 Bahamas 9 tertiary education compare
  9. 33 Bahrain 9 tertiary education compare
  10. 33 Barbados 9 tertiary education compare
  11. 33 Belarus 9 tertiary education compare
  12. 33 Belgium 9 tertiary education compare
  13. 33 British Virgin Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  14. 33 Bulgaria 9 tertiary education compare
  15. 33 Canada 9 tertiary education compare
  16. 33 Cayman Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  17. 33 China 9 tertiary education compare
  18. 33 Comoros 9 tertiary education compare
  19. 33 Croatia 9 tertiary education compare
  20. 33 Cuba 9 tertiary education compare
  21. 33 Curacao 9 tertiary education compare
  22. 33 Cyprus 9 tertiary education compare
  23. 33 Czechia 9 tertiary education compare
  24. 33 Dominica 9 tertiary education compare
  25. 33 Equatorial Guinea 9 tertiary education compare
  26. 33 Estonia 9 tertiary education compare
  27. 33 Ethiopia 9 tertiary education compare
  28. 33 France 9 tertiary education compare
  29. 33 Gambia 9 tertiary education compare
  30. 33 Georgia 9 tertiary education compare
  31. 33 Germany 9 tertiary education compare
  32. 33 Gibraltar 9 tertiary education compare
  33. 33 Greece 9 tertiary education compare
  34. 33 Grenada 9 tertiary education compare
  35. 33 Guyana 9 tertiary education compare
  36. 33 Hong Kong 9 tertiary education compare
  37. 33 Hungary 9 tertiary education compare
  38. 33 Iraq 9 tertiary education compare
  39. 33 Ireland 9 tertiary education compare
  40. 33 Israel 9 tertiary education compare
  41. 33 Italy 9 tertiary education compare
  42. 33 Jamaica 9 tertiary education compare
  43. 33 Jordan 9 tertiary education compare
  44. 33 Kazakhstan 9 tertiary education compare
  45. 33 Kuwait 9 tertiary education compare
  46. 33 Kyrgyzstan 9 tertiary education compare
  47. 33 Laos 9 tertiary education compare
  48. 33 Latvia 9 tertiary education compare
  49. 33 Libya 9 tertiary education compare
  50. 33 Lithuania 9 tertiary education compare
  51. 33 Luxembourg 9 tertiary education compare
  52. 33 Macao 9 tertiary education compare
  53. 33 Malawi 9 tertiary education compare
  54. 33 Malta 9 tertiary education compare
  55. 33 Moldova 9 tertiary education compare
  56. 33 Monaco 9 tertiary education compare
  57. 33 Mongolia 9 tertiary education compare
  58. 33 Morocco 9 tertiary education compare
  59. 33 North Macedonia 9 tertiary education compare
  60. 33 Oman 9 tertiary education compare
  61. 33 Pakistan 9 tertiary education compare
  62. 33 Poland 9 tertiary education compare
  63. 33 Portugal 9 tertiary education compare
  64. 33 Qatar 9 tertiary education compare
  65. 33 Romania 9 tertiary education compare
  66. 33 Russia 9 tertiary education compare
  67. 33 Rwanda 9 tertiary education compare
  68. 33 Saudi Arabia 9 tertiary education compare
  69. 33 Serbia 9 tertiary education compare
  70. 33 Slovakia 9 tertiary education compare
  71. 33 Slovenia 9 tertiary education compare
  72. 33 Spain 9 tertiary education compare
  73. 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 tertiary education compare
  74. 33 Syria 9 tertiary education compare
  75. 33 Tajikistan 9 tertiary education compare
  76. 33 Trinidad and Tobago 9 tertiary education compare
  77. 33 Tunisia 9 tertiary education compare
  78. 33 Turkey 9 tertiary education compare
  79. 33 Turkmenistan 9 tertiary education compare
  80. 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  81. 33 Ukraine 9 tertiary education compare
  82. 33 United Arab Emirates 9 tertiary education compare
  83. 33 United Kingdom 9 tertiary education compare
  84. 33 Uzbekistan 9 tertiary education compare
  85. 33 Vietnam 9 tertiary education compare
  86. 33 Palestine 9 tertiary education compare
  87. 33 Yemen 9 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Niger?
Start month of the academic school year in Niger was 9 tertiary education in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2015.
How does Niger rank for start month of the academic school year?
Niger ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,023 data points, 1991–2020
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Starting month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/