Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.0% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Niger, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Niger is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Niger peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Niger ranks 112th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Niger?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Niger was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Niger ranks 112th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release