Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger
Niger: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 5.0% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger peaked at 5.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 160 Zimbabwe 8.2% compare
- 161 Chad 6.6% compare
- 162 Central African Republic 5.5% compare
- 164 South Sudan, Republic of 2.1% compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Niger was 5.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Niger ranks 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release