Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger
Niger: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.3% 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 76.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Niger peaked at 88.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 122nd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 88.8% | — |
| 1999 | 72.3% | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 72.3% | 88.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 69.6% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 46.5% | 76.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.0% | 76.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More education data for Niger
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 76.3% 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 88.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Niger ranks 122nd out of 188 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 63.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release