Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger
Niger: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger peaked at 26.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2001.
Niger ranks 136th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.6% | — |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.6% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 26.6% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Niger?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Niger was 26.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Niger ranks 136th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release