Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3596 GPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Niger, 1977β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Niger stood at 0.3596 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Niger peaked at 0.3596 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2114 GPIA, in 2014.
Niger ranks 125th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3377 GPIA | 0.3377 GPIA | 0.3377 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2876 GPIA | 0.2114 GPIA | 0.3561 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3596 GPIA | 0.3596 GPIA | 0.3596 GPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Niger?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Niger was 0.3596 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3596 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2114 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Niger ranks 125th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release