Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.7 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 0.7 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3383 index, in 2006.
Niger ranks 93rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.54 index | — |
| 2005 | 0.44 index | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3383 index | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.65 index | +92.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6399 index | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.64 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 index | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4394 index | 0.3383 index | 0.54 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6433 index | 0.6399 index | 0.65 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7 index | 0.7 index | 0.7 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 index compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 index compare
- 92 Mali 0.75 index compare
- 94 Guinea 0.62 index compare
- 95 Chad 0.59 index compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0.5367 index compare
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 0.7 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3383 index in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 93rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.