Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger
Niger: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger stood at 3.3%.
The figure is down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger peaked at 5.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1971.
Niger ranks 128th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +98.8% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +46.2% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +37.5% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Niger
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 155.18 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 29.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1814 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 140.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 105.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Niger was 3.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Niger ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.