Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Niger
Niger: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.5045 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5045 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
162nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5045 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2491 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Niger, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Niger is 0.5045 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Niger peaked at 0.5045 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2491 modelled data, in 1981.
Niger ranks 162nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Niger, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2491 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2555 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2671 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2782 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2851 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2915 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2892 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2899 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2853 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2912 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2935 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2985 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3102 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3185 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3227 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3246 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3345 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3322 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3299 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3276 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.321 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3252 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3296 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3341 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.35 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3596 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3711 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3724 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.379 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3724 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3663 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3623 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3651 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3826 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4058 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4229 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4425 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4572 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4657 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4744 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4765 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4807 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4849 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4925 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5045 modelled data | +2.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5045 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5045 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2768 modelled data | 0.2491 modelled data | 0.2915 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3156 modelled data | 0.2912 modelled data | 0.3345 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.347 modelled data | 0.321 modelled data | 0.379 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4043 modelled data | 0.3623 modelled data | 0.4657 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4856 modelled data | 0.4744 modelled data | 0.5045 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.5354 modelled data compare
- 160 Benin 0.513 modelled data compare
- 161 South Sudan 0.5074 modelled data compare
- 163 Chad 0.3672 modelled data compare
- 164 Somalia 0.2143 modelled data compare
More education data for Niger
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.27 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.59 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28,148 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 208,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 98,608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 870,368 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Niger?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Niger was 0.5045 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5045 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2491 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Niger rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Niger ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release