Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Niger
Niger: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.01 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8756 GPIA, in 2013.
Niger ranks 49th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Niger, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9968 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9676 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9307 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9712 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9354 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8756 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +29.8% | 0.8756 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.9307 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.8756 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.17 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8756 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Niger ranks 49th out of 126 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 down 11.1%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release