Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 1,146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Niger 18th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +180.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +210.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 6.4% compare
- 16 Lebanon 6.4% compare
- 17 Dominica 6.0% compare
- 19 British Virgin Islands 5.8% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 5.8% compare
- 21 Kenya 5.7% compare
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 6.0% 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 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 18th out of 88 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 up 1,146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release