Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 92.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger stood at 92.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2012.
That places Niger 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 100.0% | — |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.7% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 92.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.7% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 87.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
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 pre-primary education who are female in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Niger was 92.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Niger ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary 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.