Secondary education, teachers in Niger
Niger: Secondary education, teachers was 28.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers in Niger, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Niger recorded 28.6% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Niger peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1988.
That places Niger 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, teachers in Niger, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.7% | — |
| 1972 | 24.2% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +43.2% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 12.8% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers in Niger?
- Secondary education, teachers in Niger was 28.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Niger ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.