Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Niger
Niger: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.4665 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Niger, 1977–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.4665 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Niger peaked at 0.4665 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3257 GPIA, in 2018.
Niger ranks 129th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3377 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.3666 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3978 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3503 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3512 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3257 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4098 GPIA | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4665 GPIA | +13.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.4665 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4806 GPIA, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.4665 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 78% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3377 GPIA | 0.3377 GPIA | 0.3377 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3669 GPIA | 0.3257 GPIA | 0.4098 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4665 GPIA | 0.4665 GPIA | 0.4665 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 upper secondary education or in Niger?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Niger was 0.4665 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4665 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Niger ranks 129th out of 137 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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