Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Niger
Niger: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 27.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Niger, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Niger stood at 27.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 65.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Niger peaked at 78.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2018.
That places Niger 93rd out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.8% | — |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +106.6% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 27.1% | 78.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 90 Burundi 35.9% compare
- 91 Eritrea 35.8% compare
- 92 Ethiopia 28.6% compare
- 94 Bangladesh 26.2% compare
- 95 Liechtenstein 23.8% compare
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1111 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Niger?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Niger was 27.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.