Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2024.
That places Niger 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.3% | 96.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,907 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -12.94 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release