Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Niger
Niger: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger is 99.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2013.
Niger ranks 50th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.5% | — |
| 2000 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -56.8% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 99.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.3%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Niger's 99.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -56.8% | 98.7% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 66.4% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 42.6% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.3% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Niger ranks 50th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release