Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Niger
Niger: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 22.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication 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 information and communication in Niger stood at 22.8%.
That represents a change of down 45.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Niger peaked at 47.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2001.
That places Niger 49th out of 85 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.0% | — |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +137.3% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -45.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 22.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.1%, 81% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Niger's 22.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.1%, 81% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 22.8% | 47.5% | 4 |
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 female share of graduates in information and communication in Niger?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Niger was 22.8% 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 information and communication recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Niger ranks 49th out of 85 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.