Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger
Niger: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 36.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger is 36.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger peaked at 36.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2001.
That places Niger 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.9% | — |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.2% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 21.5% | 36.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 181 Madagascar 42.1% compare
- 182 Tanzania 41.0% compare
- 183 Mozambique 39.2% compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 33.0% compare
- 186 Tuvalu 32.8% compare
- 187 Chad 29.0% compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,907 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.94 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Niger was 36.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Niger ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.