Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Niger
Niger: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 66.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Niger, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 66.2% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Niger peaked at 66.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2021.
That places Niger 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.1% | 38.5% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 15.7% | 66.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 89 Ecuador 83.4% compare
- 90 Kiribati 80.6% compare
- 91 Togo 70.7% compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 55.9% compare
- 95 Philippines 55.0% compare
More education data for Niger
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 69,636 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.93 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Niger?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Niger was 66.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Niger ranks 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release