Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger stood at 56.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger peaked at 57.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1999.
That places Niger 100th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.2% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 43.7% | 57.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.9% | 56.7% | 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 primary education who are trained according in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Niger was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1999.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Niger ranks 100th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 primary education who are trained 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