Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger
Niger: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2014.
That places Niger 50th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.8% | — |
| 2000 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +70.3% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 71.3% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.5% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.7% | 98.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3619 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,331 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,508 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.81 % change on previous year (2019)
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 98.2% 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 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Niger ranks 50th out of 130 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 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release