Niger: Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Niger's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 3.48 percentage points on 2016 (from 20.61% to 17.14%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2016), the average change was −2.62 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 17.91 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.18 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.42 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Niger in the 2017 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 4th of 8: 19.66%
• Chile — 5th of 8: 18.68%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6th of 8: 17.53%
• Uruguay — 8th of 8: 16.16%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 12 values

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Burkina Faso — 19.93% (2016)
• Cabo Verde — 19.66% (2017)
• Mali — 25.5% (2017)
• Mauritania — 14.17% (2016)
• Mauritius — 31.32% (2018)
• Rwanda — 21.67% (2018)
• Senegal — 11.42% (2018)
• South Africa — 21.38% (2018)

More education data for Niger

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 64.65% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 63.28% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 65.98% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2021)
• Primary education, teachers — 69,636 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Niger's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?

17.14% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is down 29.7 percentage points from 46.84% in 2006. The highest value was 73.18% in 2014 and the lowest 17.14% in 2017.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Niger?

In 2017, Niger's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 3.48 percentage points on 2016 (from 20.61% to 17.14%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2016), the average change was −2.62 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 17.91 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.SECO.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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