Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2013.
Niger ranks 28th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.7% | — |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 98.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 85.9%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Niger's 98.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.2%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.7% | 93.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Niger was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified?
- Niger ranks 28th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 teachers in early childhood education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release