Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.7025 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Niger, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Niger is 0.7025 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Niger peaked at 0.7025 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5232 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Niger 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5364 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.5332 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5232 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6935 GPIA | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6762 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7025 GPIA | +3.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.7025 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6714 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.7025 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5925 GPIA | 0.5232 GPIA | 0.6935 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7025 GPIA | 0.7025 GPIA | 0.7025 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Niger?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Niger was 0.7025 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7025 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5232 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Niger ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release