Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger
Niger: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 17.8% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger peaked at 20.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 75th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 17.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Niger's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.8%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +42.3% | 10.4% | 14.8% |
| 2009 | +35.3% | 14.8% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.8% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 72 British Virgin Islands 18.8% compare
- 73 Cook Islands 18.4% compare
- 74 Antigua and Barbuda 18.0% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 17.3% compare
- 77 Finland 16.8% compare
- 78 Suriname 16.5% compare
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Niger was 17.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Niger ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release