Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger
Niger: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 38.2% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 38.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 166.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger peaked at 38.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1990.
Niger ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 7.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 27.9% | 38.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger was 38.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Niger ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release