Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger
Niger: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 68.0% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger peaked at 1.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
Niger ranks 131st of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +68.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 128 Uganda 0.7% compare
- 129 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 130 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 132 Guinea 0.7% compare
- 133 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 134 Mauritania 0.6%
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 tertiary education in private in Niger?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Niger was 0.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Niger ranks 131st out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release