Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 92.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger stood at 92.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% 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, 92.8%, in 2024.
That places Niger 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 94.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 176 Togo 93.3% compare
- 177 Cuba 93.2% compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 93.2% compare
- 180 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 181 Netherlands 92.4% compare
- 182 Croatia 92.2% compare
More education data for Niger
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 450,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193,581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 80,415 (2019)
- 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)
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 92.8% 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 92.8% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 179th 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 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release