Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who was 6.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger is 6.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger peaked at 7.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2013.
Niger ranks 60th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Niger was 6.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who?
- Niger ranks 60th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. 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 teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.