Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger
Niger: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female was 48.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.0%
World rank
54th
of 59 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2022
All-time low
25.0%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 48.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger peaked at 48.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2001.
Niger ranks 54th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.0% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 43.4% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6666 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female in Niger was 48.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female?
- Niger ranks 54th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release