Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 79.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger is 79.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger peaked at 88.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2014.
That places Niger 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.3% | — |
| 1999 | 76.6% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 76.6% | 88.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 74.1% | 88.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 61.9% | 85.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 76.6% | 79.3% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release