Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Niger
Niger: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 34.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Niger, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 34.0% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 47.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Niger peaked at 65.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2018.
Niger ranks 88th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.4% | — |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +72.8% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 34.0% | 65.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Niger?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Niger was 34.0% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Niger ranks 88th out of 92 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.