Niger — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Niger, 1971–2023.
Education spending for Niger was 4.07% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1971 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.10% in 2014. The lowest was 1.05% in 1971 (about 3.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.64% per year.
Niger ranks 93 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Niger sits above it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 20% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 10%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 18 of 41 economies; Zambia (4.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 97% in 1990. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1991. Doubling roughly every 27 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 53rd of 53 in 1971 → 46th of 50 in 1990 → 95th of 116 in 2000 → 104th of 130 in 2010 → 103rd of 157 in 2020 → 46th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 3.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.45% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 2.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.96% | -1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 4.49% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 3.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.72% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 3.34% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 2.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 2.56% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 1.94% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 2.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 2.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 2.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 2.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 2.07% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.05% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s Education spending in 1990?
2.07% (1990). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Niger’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +287.2% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.07%; 2022: 3.71%; 2021: 3.82%; 2020: 3.82%; 2019: 3.53%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.