Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger
Niger: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Niger peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2017.
Niger ranks 73rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 13.3% | 38.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 14.8% | 49.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 69,636 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 64.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 64.7% (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 49.4% 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 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Niger ranks 73rd out of 80 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 30.1%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release