Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger
Niger: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger is 1 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger peaked at 1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4673 index, in 1974.
That places Niger 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4673 index | — |
| 1990 | 0.5317 index | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5406 index | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6151 index | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6362 index | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6489 index | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6544 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6525 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6583 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6925 index | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6517 index | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6492 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.658 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7426 index | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7306 index | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7113 index | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7522 index | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7537 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7819 index | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7944 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8451 index | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8831 index | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9253 index | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9562 index | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +5.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 index, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4673 index | 0.4673 index | 0.4673 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5809 index | 0.5317 index | 0.6362 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6582 index | 0.6489 index | 0.6925 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.764 index | 0.7113 index | 0.8451 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9424 index | 0.8831 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 80 Latvia 1.01 index compare
- 81 Peru 1.01 index compare
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- 84 Netherlands 1 index compare
- 85 San Marino 1 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Niger was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4673 index in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Niger ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.