Education spending in Niger
Government spending on education in Niger was equal to 4.1% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2015.
Niger, 2023
4.1%
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Niger over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 3.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
4.2%
2019 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
64.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
35.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
12.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
3.5%
2022 · UNESCO UIS