Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Niger, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 29.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Niger peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 140th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.8% | — |
| 1997 | 24.4% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 17.6% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.6% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 29.4% | 3 |
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 lower secondary education who are female in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Niger was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Niger ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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 lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release